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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Esther let Doreen come into her room when she returns from Lenny's?
(a) She fears she will never get rid of her again.
(b) She is angry at Doreen for waking her up.
(c) She is angry at Doreen for not accompanying her on the long walk back to the hotel.
(d) She fears she will vomit on her bed.

2. How does Esther feel when she hangs up the phone after talking with Buddy?
(a) angry
(b) frightened
(c) relieved
(d) elated

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

4. Why has a medical student been assigned to deliver the woman's baby on the day Esther and Buddy visit the hospital?
(a) The doctor on call is stuck in traffic.
(b) Delivering a baby is a medical school requirement.
(c) The doctor assigned to the woman is attending to another birth.
(d) Delivering eight babies is a medical school requirement.

5. How does Esther know Buddy?
(a) They attended the same boarding school.
(b) They met at a party.
(c) Their mothers are friends and they attend the same church.
(d) They attend the same college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?

2. What does Esther think may have caused Buddy's TB?

3. Why is Esther afraid of taking chemistry?

4. What disturbs Esther about the drug that the birthing mother is given?

5. How does Doreen avoid getting food poisoning?

(see the answer key)

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