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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Esther afraid of taking chemistry?
(a) She does not like Mr. Manzi's teaching style.
(b) She does not want to take the lab requirement.
(c) She cannot stand reducing life to numbers and formulas.
(d) She does not think her brain can handle learning the periodic table.

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

4. At what age does Esther say she stopped being "purely happy"?
(a) 9 years old
(b) 11 years old
(c) 18 years old
(d) 5 years old

5. Why does Esther say she would never marry Buddy Willard?
(a) She has no desire to marry anyone.
(b) She is in love with Constantin.
(c) She hates Mrs. Willard and could not stand to be her daughter-in-law.
(d) She believes he is a hypocrite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buddy call Esther at college?

2. Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"?

3. Who has Mrs. Willard promised to introduce Esther to in New York City?

4. What does Esther do to offend the driver of the first cab she rides in?

5. Who comes to rescue Esther when she passes out in the bathroom of the Amazon?

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