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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose relatives returned to California?
(a) Mr. Toklas'
(b) Napoleon's
(c) Gertrude Stein's
(d) Charlie Chaplin's

2. Alice's relative raised a regiment for whom?
(a) Hitler
(b) Hannibal
(c) Napoleon
(d) Mussolini

3. What author did Alice most admire?
(a) T.S. Eliot
(b) Gertrude Stein
(c) Thomas Hardy
(d) Henry James

4. Alice's father said, "if you must do a thing do it _____________."
(a) Consciously
(b) Graciously
(c) Thoroughly
(d) Intellectually

5. How does Alice know if she has met a genius?
(a) Her toes tingle
(b) She hears a bell ring
(c) Her nose itches
(d) Her heart stops for a beat

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Alice's grandfather go to California?

2. What did Mrs. Stein bring to California?

3. What nationality was Alice's father?

4. Alice had no desire to __________________.

5. At what age did Alice develop a love of literature?

(see the answer key)

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