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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wi the parenting theory that Alice and Calvin share?
(a) Your children are either born intellectuals or athletes.
(b) Your children should not watch TV.
(c) Your children are either the center of your life or they are not.
(d) Your children should live at home until they get married.

2. What type of child does Alice gravitate toward at the the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?
(a) The child who has the most fun.
(b) The child who has the biggest chip on his or her shoulder.
(c) The child who needs the most help.
(d) The child who is the loudest.

3. What is Alice's phrase for living in surroundings that are less than nice?
(a) A living nightmare.
(b) Living like a graduate student.
(c) Living in squalor.
(d) Living in a tree house.

4. Why does Calvin not want to pay the contractor more money than he originally quotes for their home project?
(a) He does a bad job on the project.
(b) He steals Alice's fur coat.
(c) He breaks the banister.
(d) The estimated should be correct before starting the project.

5. In chapter one, what object does Alice wave in the air following Calvin's speech?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A book.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alice reads this note from a Hole in the Wall Gang camper's parents:

2. In 1976, one thing that troubles Trillin about the prospect of losing his wife is:

3. In chapter six, Calvin describes a home renovation project. Who acts as the project manager?

4. What does Calvin's father do for a living?

5. In what month and year does Calvin first meet Alice?

(see the answer key)

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