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

2. Why is Esther's room full of smoke when she returns home from Lenny's apartment?
(a) Doreen left a cigarette burning in an ashtray.
(b) There is a fire in Esther's room.
(c) The smoke materialized out of nowhere.
(d) Doreen had been smoking before they left and had failed to open the window.

3. How does Doreen avoid getting food poisoning?
(a) She does not attend the luncheon because she is at the office working with Jay Cee.
(b) She does not attend the luncheon because she is at Coney Island with Lenny.
(c) She only eats dessert.
(d) She doesn't eat the food because she is trying to stay thin for Lenny.

4. Why does Esther feel depressed when she returns to the Amazon?
(a) It is utterly silent in her room.
(b) She wishes she had gone to the magazine party instead of to Lenny's apartment.
(c) She feels abandoned by Doreen.
(d) It is smoky in her room.

5. How does Ladies' Day determine what causes the girls' sickness?
(a) They test the contents of one of the girl's stomachs after it is pumped.
(b) They test the ingredients used to make the lunch.
(c) They test the leftover food from the luncheon.
(d) They test vomit collected by the Amazon staff.