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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Valerie have scars on her head?
(a) She was in an accident and had a head injury.
(b) She tried to kill herself.
(c) She has had a lobotomy.
(d) She had many shock treatments.

3. What does Lenny's apartment look like to Esther?
(a) A dance club
(b) A hunting lodge
(c) A mansion
(d) A ranch

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 has a keen interest in learning.
(c) His father was a teacher.
(d) He is very knowledgeable about biology.

5. Why does Esther trade her robe to Betsy for a skirt and shirt?
(a) She gave all of her clothes to Doreen and has nothing to wear.
(b) She threw all of her clothes of of the roof and has nothing to wear.
(c) She has always coveted Betsy's green skirt.
(d) She likes Betsy's clothes better than her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther order vodka at the bar?

2. What does Esther always have with her as she walks around Belsize?

3. Why does Esther visit the cemetery?

4. Who comes to rescue Esther when she passes out in the bathroom of the Amazon?

5. What does Esther think may have caused Buddy's TB?

(see the answer key)

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