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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

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 likens them to the cadavers he dissects in medical school.
(d) He calls them worthless pieces of junk.

2. How often does Buddy commit to seeing Esther once they begin dating?
(a) Every weekend
(b) Once a month
(c) Every third weekend
(d) Every other weekend

3. Why does Jody call Esther?
(a) To see when she will arrive at college for the summer
(b) To see if she still needs a room in her house
(c) To ask about her magazine internship
(d) To inquire about Buddy

4. What does Esther resolve to do during her summer at home?
(a) Write a novel
(b) Gain life experience
(c) Break up with Buddy
(d) Take a summer course

5. Who "rescues" Esther from the public hospital?
(a) Her mother
(b) Buddy Willard
(c) Philomena Guinea
(d) Jay Cee

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake?

2. Why does Valerie have scars on her head?

3. What surprises Esther about the English program at her mother's college?

4. Who is Esther's doctor at the private hospital?

5. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?

(see the answer key)

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