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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who helped foster Esther's appreciation for fine food?
(a) Doreen
(b) Her grandmother
(c) Her mother
(d) Her grandfather

3. Why is Esther surprised when Buddy calls her at college?
(a) He usually writes letters because he is too cheap to pay for long distance.
(b) He is angry at her and vowed never to speak to her again.
(c) She had broken up with him and did not expect to hear from him.
(d) She rarely receives phone calls.

4. What national event is Esther concerned with as the book opens?
(a) The assassination of John F. Kennedy
(b) The bombing of Hiroshima
(c) The execution of the Rosenbergs
(d) The trial of the Rosenbergs

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher?

2. What course keeps Esther from considering a major in English?

3. What surprises Esther about Buddy's appearance when she first sees him at the sanatorium?

4. Why is Esther shocked when Buddy tells her he is not a virgin?

5. What is Esther's opinion of the movie she and the other girls are invited to see?

(see the answer key)

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