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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Esther the most about Marco?
(a) His unwillingness to give her the diamond
(b) His aggression
(c) His honesty
(d) His cruelty

2. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors?
(a) Some medication.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A sealed envelope.
(d) A stack of manuscripts.

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

4. What does Buddy tell Esther she should get used to seeing?
(a) Women giving birth
(b) Him naked
(c) Cadavers
(d) His dorm room

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Esther say she found out Buddy was a hypocrite?

3. Why has a medical student been assigned to deliver the woman's baby on the day Esther and Buddy visit the hospital?

4. Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake?

5. What grade does Esther earn in her physics class?

(see the answer key)

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