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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter three, who writes the article that accompanies the fashion spread in which Alice is featured?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Alice Trillin.
(c) Nora Ephron.
(d) Mina Shaughnessy.

2. What advice does Calvin receive in the 1960s from an older writer at work?
(a) That Calvin reads his own rough drafts.
(b) That it is a good idea for Calvin to have his wife look at his first drafts.
(c) That it is unwise of Calvin to show his wife his rough drafts.
(d) That Calvin shows his wife final drafts.

3. Where is Abigail's wedding reception?
(a) A park in San Francisco.
(b) A dim-sum parlor in Chinatown.
(c) A hotel in Tokyo.
(d) The Waldorf-Astoria hotel.

4. What is the headline for Alice's obituary in the Times?
(a) Educator, Wife and Mother.
(b) College Instructor, Mother and Wife.
(c) Social Activist, Author and Muse.
(d) Educator, Author and Muse.

5. Who says, "You are the coolest girl I know"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mina Shaughnessy.
(c) Nora Ephron.
(d) Calvin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wi the parenting theory that Alice and Calvin share?

2. What reasons does Calvin give for stating that "Alice doesn't look like who she is"?

3. In chapter seven, Trillin recalls the following line from a radio sitcom he uses to listen to as a boy.

4. What is Alice's reasoning for agreeing to be photographed in a fashion issue of a magazine?

5. What type of cancer does Alice have?

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