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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Esther order vodka at the bar?
(a) It is her favorite drink.
(b) She thinks it will convince Lenny and Frankie that she is older than she is.
(c) She wants to get drunk as quickly as possible.
(d) She saw it in an ad and was attracted to its purity.

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

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

4. Why does Esther take her history book with her when she receives the phone call that Buddy is at her dorm?
(a) She plans to stop by the library after talking with Buddy.
(b) She does not know who is there to visit and wants to be able to go to the library if the boy is horrific.
(c) She wants Buddy to see that she is a studious person.
(d) She does not know who is there to visit and plans to read her history book if he is boring.

5. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show?
(a) Esther and Doreen go to Coney Island with Lenny.
(b) Jay Cee asks her to come into the office.
(c) She has no interest in furs.
(d) She is attending the Ladies' Day luncheon when the fur show is going on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jay Cee suggest that Esther do to distinguish herself from other women applying to be magazine editors?

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

3. How does Esther know Buddy?

4. What does Esther do while Mr. Manzi is lecturing in chemistry class?

5. Why does Esther like Doreen?

(see the answer key)

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