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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?
(a) Her commitment to the magazine
(b) His illness
(c) Fear of his mother's response
(d) He is attending medical school and she does not want to distract him.

2. Why is Esther's room full of smoke when she returns home from Lenny's apartment?
(a) Doreen had been smoking before they left and had failed to open the window.
(b) There is a fire in Esther's room.
(c) The smoke materialized out of nowhere.
(d) Doreen left a cigarette burning in an ashtray.

3. Why does Esther leave the movie premiere?
(a) She does not like the movie.
(b) She is tired and wants to go to sleep.
(c) She feels nauseous.
(d) She wants to see Doreen as soon as she comes back from Coney Island.

4. What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher?
(a) He is always trying to explain things to Esther.
(b) He is very knowledgeable about biology.
(c) He has a keen interest in learning.
(d) His father was a teacher.

5. Who has Mrs. Willard promised to introduce Esther to in New York City?
(a) The editor of a major literary magazine
(b) An ambassador at the UN
(c) A simultaneous interpreter at the UN
(d) Her son, Buddy

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther feel depressed when she returns to the Amazon?

2. Who is the only girl working at the magazine who does not get sick?

3. What is Lenny Shepherd famous for?

4. When does Esther say she found out Buddy was a hypocrite?

5. What keeps Esther from losing her virginity to Constantin?

(see the answer key)

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