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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What course does Esther convince her college dean to exempt her from taking?
(a) Botany
(b) Shakespeare
(c) Physics
(d) Chemistry

2. Which of the following best describes Lenny and Doreen's dancing?
(a) elegant
(b) furious
(c) graceful
(d) aggressive

3. Doreen tells Lenny she will go to his apartment only if---
(a) Lenny will order her another old fashioned.
(b) Lenny will pay for the girls' drinks.
(c) Frankie will not be there.
(d) Esther/Elly will accompany her.

4. Why does Esther hope she will be paired up with Lenny instead of Frankie?
(a) Lenny is more charismatic than Frankie.
(b) Like Esther, Lenny is short while Frankie is tall.
(c) Lenny is much more attractive than Frankie.
(d) Like Esther, Lenny is tall while Frankie is short.

5. What national event is Esther concerned with as the book opens?
(a) The execution of the Rosenbergs
(b) The trial of the Rosenbergs
(c) The bombing of Hiroshima
(d) The assassination of John F. Kennedy

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Esther afraid of taking chemistry?

2. Why is Esther's room full of smoke when she returns home from Lenny's apartment?

3. What does Esther do as Lenny and Doreen dance?

4. Why is Esther living in New York City in the summer of 1953?

5. Which of the girls at the Amazon does Esther spend the most time with?

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