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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 what year does Alice die?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1976.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2001.

2. Trillin states that he tells people he tries to instill the following values in his daughters:
(a) Modesty and selflessness.
(b) Holiness and hygiene.
(c) Frugality and conformity.
(d) Selfishness and rapaciousness.

3. What disease does Alice's mother suffer from?
(a) Ovarian cancer.
(b) Alzheimer's.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Emphysema.

4. How old are Alice's daughters when she has her first surgery following her cancer diagnosis?
(a) Fourteen and eighteen.
(b) Thirty-five and thirty-eight.
(c) Twelve and nine.
(d) Four and seven.

5. According to Calvin, why does Alice take out bank loans in her twenties?
(a) Alice takes out bank loans to invest in her father's vending machine invention.
(b) Alice takes out bank loans to tide her father over when he is low on money.
(c) Alice takes out bank loans to pay for her cancer treatment.
(d) Alice takes out bank loans to finance her work with disadvantaged students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption does Alice make before she marries Calvin?

2. According to Calvin, what kinds of men are attracted to Alice?

3. In chapter three, who writes the article that accompanies the fashion spread in which Alice is featured?

4. What is the theme of the poem at the introduction of chapter three?

5. What is the Alice Tax?

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