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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only girl working at the magazine who does not get sick?
(a) Betsy
(b) Esther
(c) Emily Ann
(d) Doreen

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

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

4. Where does Esther wake up at the start of this chapter?
(a) In the psychiatric ward
(b) In her bedroom
(c) In her college dorm room
(d) In her basement

5. Why is Esther disturbed by Buddy's view of poetry?
(a) It demonstrates his ignorance.
(b) She is a literature major and a writer.
(c) She believes that poetry is more important than cadavers.
(d) It shows that he never read the poems she wrote for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?

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

3. Why is Esther surprised when the nurse tells her she is moving to Belsize?

4. Other than tabloid magazines, what type of books is Esther able to read?

5. Who is Esther's doctor at the private hospital?

(see the answer key)

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