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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes "Of Dragons and Garden Peas"?
(a) A film that Alice produces for PBS.
(b) A New England Journal of Medicine piece written by Alice.
(c) A children's book that Alice reads to her daughters.
(d) A New Yorker piece written by Calvin Trillin.

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

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

4. Trillin states that he is brought up in which city?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

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

6. Select the city in which Calvin and Alice have a disagreement about money.
(a) Rome.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York City.
(d) Tokyo.

7. What is one of Alice's pet peeves?
(a) Traveling to foreign countries.
(b) Getting speeding tickets.
(c) Spending money on clothes.
(d) Cigarette companies that give young people the impression that smoking is cool.

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

9. In chapter five, Alice is quoted as saying the following about her mother:
(a) " ... an intellectual in a time when women are only expected to be pretty."
(b) " ... the most loving and devoted mother in the world."
(c) " ... the least cool person I have ever known."
(d) " ... a role model to me and to women everywhere."

10. What is the name of Alice's friend and colleague who has ovarian cancer?
(a) Mina Shaughnessy.
(b) Annie Navasky.
(c) Jane Maher.
(d) Maggie Smith.

11. According to Calvin, when is Alice at her "bossiest"?
(a) When she renovates her house.
(b) When she is at work.
(c) When she tells her daughters that smoking is not an option for them to consider.
(d) When she tells Calvin that his work on a book is not acceptable.

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

13. According to Calvin, his wife enjoys spending money on which one of the following?
(a) Expensive jewelry.
(b) Fancy cars.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Beautiful clothes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Calvin, Alice has especially strong views about which of the following subjects?

2. What point is Alice trying to make when she says that someone "doesn't have a very nice life"?

3. Of the following, which one best describes Calvin and Alice's first home?

4. In chapter five, Trillin states that he once gives a speech at the annual dinner for which organization?

5. In what publication is Alice's op-ed article on the subject of a smoking ban in New York City published?

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