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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter four, an encounter is described taking place in an elevator between Alice and a young boy with cancer. What does he say about her type of cancer?
(a) "That's bad."
(b) "They treat that like the common cold."
(c) "That's the worst kind."
(d) "That's a dragon you can't slay."

2. Finish this sentence: Calvin states that if he works in a corporate job ...
(a) Alice prevents him from climbing the corporate ladder.
(b) Alice helps him move up the corporate ladder.
(c) Alice helps him prepare for sales presentations.
(d) Alice competes with him for a job.

3. Of the following, which one best describes Calvin and Alice's first home?
(a) An estate.
(b) A brownstone.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A cottage.

4. In chapter six, Trillin states that studies show most marital disagreements are about:
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Children.
(d) Extramarital affairs.

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

6. In chapter six, Trillin states that Alice has a strong desire to ...
(a) Own a dog.
(b) Own a white hat.
(c) Own a house.
(d) Own a fur coat.

7. In chapter six, what does a carpenter named Frank tell Alice during her home renovation project?
(a) Sooner or later, we're all going to leave, and this is going to be your place.
(b) I broke the banister.
(c) I underestimate the amount of money this project costs you.
(d) It's going to be worth the trouble. Your children grow up here.

8. According to Calvin, what is the definition of an intellectual?
(a) Someone who knows the definition of holistic. Someone who translates fluently from the Toltec.
(b) Someone who knows how to translate heuristics.
(c) Someone whose instinct is to analyze anything that happens and try to make some sense of it.
(d) Someone who knows the definition of holistic.

9. Which phrase best describes Alice's religious views?
(a) Alice is somewhere between uninterested and hostile when it comes to religion.
(b) Alice is outspoken about her views on the importance of attending church as a family.
(c) Alice is a devout Jew who raises her children with traditional religious values.
(d) Alice converts to Catholicism as an adult.

10. Calvin states that among married couples, the one who makes out the mortgage check is more like to do what?
(a) Be more generous.
(b) Be more relaxed about spending money.
(c) Be more successful.
(d) Be more cautious about spending money.

11. In what publication is Alice's op-ed article on the subject of a smoking ban in New York City published?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Nation.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The Daily News.

12. What is the SEEK program acronym stand for?
(a) Save Each and Every Kid.
(b) Strides for Education, Equality, and Knowledge.
(c) Simplify Education, Equality and Knowledge.
(d) Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge.

13. In chapter five, what does Calvin state about his conversation with Alice's doctor following her bypass operation?
(a) He is disappointed that Alice no longer is able to participate in charades.
(b) He begins to feel scared.
(c) He has new reason to hope.
(d) He is disappointed that Alice no longer is able to play tennis.

14. In chapter six, Calvin describes a home renovation project. Who acts as the project manager?
(a) Alice's father.
(b) Herbie.
(c) Frank.
(d) Alice.

15. What word does Calvin use to describe the hotel room about which he argues with his wife while on a business trip?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Spartan.
(c) Spacious.
(d) Luxurious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Alice Tax?

2. Which of the following best describes "Of Dragons and Garden Peas"?

3. What does Mina do to cheer herself up, and to lift the spirits of those around her?

4. Of the following, which one is an accurate statement of Calvin's views?

5. Why does Calvin not want to pay the contractor more money than he originally quotes for their home project?

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