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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?
(a) She does not not tip him because she doesn't know she is supposed to.
(b) She ignores him because she is too busy looking out the window.
(c) She fails to thank him for carrying her bag to her room.
(d) She insults his uniform.

3. Why can't Marco marry the woman he is in love with?
(a) She does not love him.
(b) She is going to be a nun
(c) She is in love with someone else.
(d) Her parents will not allow them to be married.

4. At what age does Esther say she stopped being "purely happy"?
(a) 18 years old
(b) 11 years old
(c) 9 years old
(d) 5 years old

5. What does Esther do to offend the driver of the first cab she rides in?
(a) She fails to tip him because she does not understand she needs to tip service people.
(b) She tips him well below the standard rate.
(c) She criticizes his erratic driving.
(d) She vomits in his cab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disheartens Esther the most about Jay Cee's suggestions for bolstering her career?

2. What "trick" do Betsy, Hilda and the other girls learn at the fur show?

3. How does Esther know Buddy?

4. Why does Mr. Manzi like Esther so much?

5. Where do Buddy and Esther go after the Yale Junior Prom?

(see the answer key)

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