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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Trillin states that while on a trip to a foreign country, the main subject for discussion by American tourists is ...
(a) How much it rains.
(b) How much a hotel room cost.
(c) How much it snows.
(d) How much a melon cost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase best describes Alice's religious views?

2. In chapter five, which person is mentioned as having volunteered at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp?

3. When Calvin and Alice fid themselves in a hotel room that is not as they expect, what do they do?

4. Alice serves on the board of what organization for children with cancer and other illnesses?

5. Where does Calvin and Alice purchase their first home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Mina Shaughnessy give to justify her choice of clothing?

2. Describe what Alice means when she says that someone "doesn't have a nice life."

3. Explain the Alice Tax.

4. Why does Calvin Trillin show his wife Alice his rough drafts?

5. According to Calvin Trillin, what makes a person an intellectual?

6. In chapter five, following Alice's bypass operation, what warning does Alice's surgeon give Calvin Trillin?

7. What is Alice's attitude toward cigarettes?

8. Why does Alice think that marrying Calvin Trillin means she has to live a modest lifestyle?

9. What is the SEEK program? Why is it important to Alice?

10. What is Alice's attitude toward spending money?

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