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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Esther ride back to the Amazon after leaving the movie premiere?
(a) Emily Ann
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Betsy
(d) Doreen

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

3. How does Buddy characterize poetry?
(a) He likens them to the cadavers he dissects in medical school.
(b) He calls them worthless pieces of junk.
(c) He calls poems pieces of dust.
(d) He sees them as capturing all the beauty there is in the world.

4. Who is missing from the Ladies' Day luncheon?
(a) Esther
(b) Hilda
(c) Doreen
(d) Betsy

5. What grade does Esther earn in her physics class?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) A
(d) C

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Ladies' Day magazine staff send to the girls as gifts?

2. Where do Buddy and Esther go after the Yale Junior Prom?

3. What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher?

4. Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"?

5. Why does Buddy call Esther at college?

(see the answer key)

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