2. Why is Esther afraid of taking chemistry?
(a) She does not think her brain can handle learning the periodic table.
(b) She does not want to take the lab requirement.
(c) She cannot stand reducing life to numbers and formulas.
(d) She does not like Mr. Manzi's teaching style.

3. What is Esther's first reaction when Buddy proposes to her?
(a) She is shocked.
(b) She is delighted.
(c) She feels nauseous.
(d) She feels like laughing.

4. Why does Buddy ask Esther whether she'd like to live in the city or the country?
(a) To decide where to take her on vacation
(b) To determine if she is neurotic
(c) To see if they are compatible
(d) To determine where they should buy their first house

5. What bothers Esther about the article "In Defense of Chastity"?
(a) It condemns pre-martial sex.
(b) It advocates marriage.
(c) It allows men to have pre-marital sex, but tells women not to.
(d) It ignores a woman's feelings.

6. What wakes Esther up later in the night?
(a) A phone call from Doreen.
(b) A nightmare about Doreen being hurt by Lenny.
(c) Betsy knocking on her door asking for her to come help Doreen.
(d) Doreen knocking on her door calling her.

7. Which of the girls at the Amazon does Esther spend the most time with?
(a) Betsy
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Doreen
(d) Hilda

8. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?
(a) She insults his uniform.
(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 does not not tip him because she doesn't know she is supposed to.

9. What does Buddy take Esther to do while she is visiting him at the sanatorium?
(a) Dance
(b) Ski
(c) Buy an engagement ring
(d) Go for a drive through the mountains

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

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

12. Which of the following best describes Lenny and Doreen's dancing?
(a) aggressive
(b) furious
(c) graceful
(d) elegant

13. How does Esther feel about the cadavers that Buddy shows her?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is ambivalent.
(c) She is horrified.
(d) She is intrigued.

14. Why does Esther order vodka at the bar?
(a) She wants to get drunk as quickly as possible.
(b) She thinks it will convince Lenny and Frankie that she is older than she is.
(c) It is her favorite drink.
(d) She saw it in an ad and was attracted to its purity.

15. Why won't Buddy allow Esther to ski down the hill again?
(a) She does not know how to ski.
(b) He wants to return to the sanatorium.
(c) He is concerned she will break her leg.
(d) He says her leg is broken in two places.