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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disheartens Esther the most about Jay Cee's suggestions for bolstering her career?
(a) Esther cannot afford to take additional language courses.
(b) Esther has no room in her senior schedule to take language courses.
(c) Esther believed she was a strong writer, but Jay Cee tells her she is not.
(d) Esther believed that her thesis on Finnegan's Wake was her ticket to getting a job as an editor.

2. Which of the girls at the Amazon does Esther spend the most time with?
(a) Betsy
(b) Hilda
(c) Jay Cee
(d) Doreen

3. What "trick" do Betsy, Hilda and the other girls learn at the fur show?
(a) How to make a neckerchief out of mink tails
(b) How to repair a mink neckerchief using a gold chain
(c) How to purchase high quality furs for a low price
(d) How to make an inexpensive fur coat look more expensive

4. What does Esther do while Mr. Manzi is lecturing in chemistry class?
(a) She pretends to be writing down the formulas he writes on the board.
(b) She daydreams.
(c) She completes her Shakespeare class assignments.
(d) She writes down the formulas he writes on the board.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther like Doreen?

2. Doreen tells Lenny she will go to his apartment only if---

3. What national event is Esther concerned with as the book opens?

4. What keeps Esther and Doreen from attending the magazine party?

5. Who helped foster Esther's appreciation for fine food?

(see the answer key)

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