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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake?
(a) To fill in a gap in her coursework
(b) To help her sleep
(c) To begin writing her thesis
(d) To get ahead the following semester

2. Who "rescues" Esther from the public hospital?
(a) Philomena Guinea
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Buddy Willard
(d) Her mother

3. How does Buddy characterize poetry?
(a) He calls poems pieces of dust.
(b) He calls them worthless pieces of junk.
(c) He sees them as capturing all the beauty there is in the world.
(d) He likens them to the cadavers he dissects in medical school.

4. What course keeps Esther from considering a major in English?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Eighteenth century literature
(c) History of the English Language
(d) Old English

5. Who is Esther's next door neighbor in the hospital once her room is moved "up front"?
(a) Joan
(b) Valerie
(c) Dr. Nolan
(d) Miss Norris

Short Answer Questions

1. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?

2. How many children does Dodo Conway have?

3. Why does Esther dislike Dr. Gordon?

4. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?

5. Why does Valerie have scars on her head?

(see the answer key)

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