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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which governor does Alice tease about being a Republican?
(a) Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(b) Governor Mario Cuomo.
(c) Governor George Pataki.
(d) Governor Olympia Snowe.

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

3. What is Alice's professional background?
(a) Alice is a model and actress.
(b) Alice is a film editor.
(c) Alice is an English professor.
(d) Alice is a politician.

4. Which of the following statements about Alice is true?
(a) She fights for smoker's rights.
(b) She is a chain-smoker.
(c) She hates cigarettes.
(d) She promotes the idea of cigarette lounges in New York City.

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

6. Trillin states that his goddaughter marries into a family with some involvement in what kind of industry?
(a) Cigarette.
(b) Automotive.
(c) Pharmaceutical.
(d) Fashion.

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

8. In chapter five, which person is mentioned as having volunteered at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?
(a) Emma Roberts.
(b) Paul Newman.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Julie Andrews.

9. 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) It's going to be worth the trouble. Your children grow up here.
(c) I broke the banister.
(d) I underestimate the amount of money this project costs you.

10. What is the name of the book that Alice writes based on a letter she writes?
(a) Dear Bruno.
(b) Dragon Slayer.
(c) Living With Cancer.
(d) Of Dragons and Garden Peas.

11. 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 a dragon you can't slay."
(b) "That's bad."
(c) "That's the worst kind."
(d) "They treat that like the common cold."

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

13. Where does Calvin and Alice purchase their first home?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Jersey.

14. 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 play tennis.
(b) He has new reason to hope.
(c) He begins to feel scared.
(d) He is disappointed that Alice no longer is able to participate in charades.

15. In chapter five, an article on what subject in the Times enraged Alice?
(a) A cigarette smoking lounge.
(b) Shopping.
(c) A cigarette smoking ban.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter six, Trillin states that Alice has a strong desire to ...

2. How old are Alice's daughters when she has her first surgery following her cancer diagnosis?

3. Trillin states that he is brought up in which city?

4. Select the city in which Calvin and Alice have a disagreement about money.

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

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