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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Buddy characterize poetry?
(a) He calls them worthless pieces of junk.
(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 poems pieces of dust.

2. At what age does Esther say she stopped being "purely happy"?
(a) 11 years old
(b) 9 years old
(c) 5 years old
(d) 18 years old

3. What does Esther do to prevent Marco from raping her?
(a) She stabs him with his diamond pin.
(b) She punches him in the nose.
(c) She calls for Doreen.
(d) She punches him in the stomach.

4. When does Esther say she found out Buddy was a hypocrite?
(a) The moment he kissed her after the Junior Prom.
(b) When he asks her to Junior Prom.
(c) The day she found out he had TB.
(d) The day they saw a baby born.

5. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show?
(a) She is attending the Ladies' Day luncheon when the fur show is going on.
(b) She has no interest in furs.
(c) Esther and Doreen go to Coney Island with Lenny.
(d) Jay Cee asks her to come into the office.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Esther do when she returns to the Amazon the night that Marco attacks her?

3. Who is Esther "cursed" to have had to eat breakfast with in the hotel cafeteria?

4. Why is Esther afraid of taking chemistry?

5. What course does Esther convince her college dean to exempt her from taking?

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