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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Mrs. Willard promised to introduce Esther to in New York City?
(a) Her son, Buddy
(b) An ambassador at the UN
(c) The editor of a major literary magazine
(d) A simultaneous interpreter at the UN

2. What does Esther do when she returns to the Amazon the night that Marco attacks her?
(a) She throws all of her clothes off of the roof.
(b) She takes a hot bath to wash away the memory.
(c) She returns home.
(d) She cries hysterically.

3. What does Buddy tell Esther she should get used to seeing?
(a) Women giving birth
(b) Cadavers
(c) Him naked
(d) His dorm room

4. What surprises Esther about Buddy's appearance when she first sees him at the sanatorium?
(a) He has cut his hair short.
(b) He has lost weight.
(c) He has gained weight.
(d) He looks pale and sickly.

5. Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake?
(a) To help her sleep
(b) To begin writing her thesis
(c) To fill in a gap in her coursework
(d) To get ahead the following semester

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lenny Shepherd famous for?

2. What course of treatment does Joan's first psychiatrist recommend for her?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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