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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Buddy eager for Esther to read the poem "Florida Dawn"?
(a) He believes it is the next great masterpiece of American poetry.
(b) He wrote it.
(c) He thinks she will enjoy it.
(d) His father wrote it.

2. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?
(a) Her commitment to the magazine
(b) His illness
(c) Fear of his mother's response
(d) He is attending medical school and she does not want to distract him.

3. What does Marco remind Esther of?
(a) A diamond
(b) A snake in the zoo
(c) A movie star
(d) A tango dancer

4. Doreen tells Lenny she will go to his apartment only if---
(a) Esther/Elly will accompany her.
(b) Frankie will not be there.
(c) Lenny will order her another old fashioned.
(d) Lenny will pay for the girls' drinks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Esther get from Lenny's apartment to the Amazon?

2. How long has it been since Esther has slept?

3. Who calls Esther early the morning after she became sick with food poisoning?

4. Why does Buddy ask Esther whether she'd like to live in the city or the country?

5. What causes Esther's skiing accident?

(see the answer key)

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