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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Buddy ask Esther whether she'd like to live in the city or the country?
(a) To determine where they should buy their first house
(b) To decide where to take her on vacation
(c) To determine if she is neurotic
(d) To see if they are compatible

2. What wakes Esther up later in the night?
(a) A nightmare about Doreen being hurt by Lenny.
(b) Doreen knocking on her door calling her.
(c) A phone call from Doreen.
(d) Betsy knocking on her door asking for her to come help Doreen.

3. Who is Philomena Guinea?
(a) A lady at the Scholarships Office at Esther's college.
(b) The novelist whose scholarship Esther has at college.
(c) The editor of Ladies' Day magazine.
(d) A famous novelist who is having lunch with Jay Cee.

4. How does Doreen avoid getting food poisoning?
(a) She only eats dessert.
(b) She does not attend the luncheon because she is at Coney Island with Lenny.
(c) She doesn't eat the food because she is trying to stay thin for Lenny.
(d) She does not attend the luncheon because she is at the office working with Jay Cee.

5. What does Constantin say is the most difficult aspect of simultaneous translation?
(a) The speed at which the ambassadors speak
(b) The idioms
(c) Understanding the ambassadors' accents
(d) The verb conjugations

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ladies' Day determine what causes the girls' sickness?

2. What disheartens Esther the most about Jay Cee's suggestions for bolstering her career?

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

4. What is Esther's opinion of the movie she and the other girls are invited to see?

5. Where is Marco from?

(see the answer key)

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