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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Calvin, when is Alice at her "bossiest"?
(a) When she tells her daughters that smoking is not an option for them to consider.
(b) When she renovates her house.
(c) When she tells Calvin that his work on a book is not acceptable.
(d) When she is at work.

2. What dance surprises the waiters at Abigail's wedding reception?
(a) The Macarena.
(b) The chicken dance.
(c) The horah.
(d) The limbo.

3. What assumption does Alice make before she marries Calvin?
(a) She is very wealthy after she marries Calvin.
(b) She is relatively well-off after she marries Calvin.
(c) She has to make due with modest possessions after she marries Calvin.
(d) She is the breadwinner in her marriage to Calvin.

4. According to Calvin, which one of the following qualities does NOT characterize his wife Alice?
(a) Direct.
(b) Shy.
(c) Smart.
(d) Beautiful.

5. What is the name of the camp where Alice volunteers to work with seriously ill children?
(a) Connecticut Woods.
(b) Transitions.
(c) SEEK.
(d) The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trillin states that he tells people he tries to instill the following values in his daughters:

2. What is written on the envelope in which Alice keeps special items?

3. Which phrase best characterizes the relationship that Alice has with her parents?

4. "You ware the coolest girl I know" is said at the memorial service for which person?

5. According to Calvin, Alice believes which one of the following statements to be true?

(see the answer key)

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