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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?
(a) She ignores him because she is too busy looking out the window.
(b) She does not not tip him because she doesn't know she is supposed to.
(c) She insults his uniform.
(d) She fails to thank him for carrying her bag to her room.

2. What does Constantin say is the most difficult aspect of simultaneous translation?
(a) The speed at which the ambassadors speak
(b) The verb conjugations
(c) Understanding the ambassadors' accents
(d) The idioms

3. What does Esther do when she returns to the Amazon the night that Marco attacks her?
(a) She returns home.
(b) She takes a hot bath to wash away the memory.
(c) She cries hysterically.
(d) She throws all of her clothes off of the roof.

4. Who is Esther "cursed" to have had to eat breakfast with in the hotel cafeteria?
(a) Betsy
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Hilda
(d) Doreen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show?

2. How does Buddy characterize poetry?

3. Why does Esther say she would never marry Buddy Willard?

4. Who is the only man that Esther ever considered losing her virginity to?

5. What bothers Esther about the article "In Defense of Chastity"?

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