1. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?
(a) Her commitment to the magazine
(b) He is attending medical school and she does not want to distract him.
(c) Fear of his mother's response
(d) His illness

2. Why is Esther surprised when Buddy calls her at college?
(a) He is angry at her and vowed never to speak to her again.
(b) She had broken up with him and did not expect to hear from him.
(c) She rarely receives phone calls.
(d) He usually writes letters because he is too cheap to pay for long distance.

3. What does Esther do to offend the driver of the first cab she rides in?
(a) She vomits in his cab.
(b) She tips him well below the standard rate.
(c) She fails to tip him because she does not understand she needs to tip service people.
(d) She criticizes his erratic driving.

4. Why has a medical student been assigned to deliver the woman's baby on the day Esther and Buddy visit the hospital?
(a) Delivering eight babies is a medical school requirement.
(b) The doctor on call is stuck in traffic.
(c) Delivering a baby is a medical school requirement.
(d) The doctor assigned to the woman is attending to another birth.

5. What did Esther do the first time she saw a finger bowl?
(a) She ate the contents, thinking it was an exotic soup.
(b) She dipped her fingers in it to clean them.
(c) She panicked not knowing what to do with it.
(d) She asked her hostess what it was for.