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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Manzi like Esther so much?
(a) He believes she has a purely intellectual interest in science.
(b) She asks interesting questions during his lectures.
(c) He believes she has the skills and talent to be a successful science major.
(d) She always earns A's in his courses.

2. When does Esther say she found out Buddy was a hypocrite?
(a) The moment he kissed her after the Junior Prom.
(b) The day she found out he had TB.
(c) The day they saw a baby born.
(d) When he asks her to Junior Prom.

3. Why doesn't Esther wash her clothes or bathe?
(a) She wants to preserve the memory of her time in NYC.
(b) It irritates her mother.
(c) It seems silly to her.
(d) She is too tired because she has not slept in days.

4. Why does Esther feel depressed when she returns to the Amazon?
(a) She wishes she had gone to the magazine party instead of to Lenny's apartment.
(b) It is utterly silent in her room.
(c) It is smoky in her room.
(d) She feels abandoned by Doreen.

5. Whose visit to her hospital room angers Esther?
(a) Buddy Willard's
(b) George Bakewell's
(c) Her uncle's
(d) Her mother's

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Esther say she stopped being "purely happy"?

2. How often does Buddy commit to seeing Esther once they begin dating?

3. How does Esther feel when she hangs up the phone after talking with Buddy?

4. Who is missing from the Ladies' Day luncheon?

5. What treasure does Esther take with her to solitary confinement?

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