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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"?
(a) He was no longer a virgin.
(b) He cheated on her with the waitress from Cape Cod.
(c) He is insensitive to her feelings about childbirth.
(d) He had kept his affair with the waitress a secret from her.

2. Other than tabloid magazines, what type of books is Esther able to read?
(a) A book of short stories
(b) Abnormal psychology texts
(c) James Joyce's novels
(d) Poetry

3. What national event is Esther concerned with as the book opens?
(a) The bombing of Hiroshima
(b) The trial of the Rosenbergs
(c) The execution of the Rosenbergs
(d) The assassination of John F. Kennedy

4. Who is Esther's doctor at the private hospital?
(a) Buddy Willard
(b) Dr. Nolan
(c) Dr. Syphilis
(d) Dr. Gordon

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Buddy have sex with the waitress from Cape Cod?

2. Why does Esther's mother ask her about what happened to her face?

3. Who is the only man that Esther ever considered losing her virginity to?

4. Why does Dr. Quinn visit Esther late one night?

5. Why does Esther leave the movie premiere?

(see the answer key)

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