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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Doreen put Esther's clothes to help her forget about them?
(a) Under her bed
(b) In her (Doreen's) room
(c) In the closet
(d) Over the balcony

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

3. How does Esther feel when she hangs up the phone after talking with Buddy?
(a) elated
(b) frightened
(c) relieved
(d) angry

4. Who is missing from the Ladies' Day luncheon?
(a) Betsy
(b) Doreen
(c) Hilda
(d) Esther

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

6. Who calls Esther early the morning after she became sick with food poisoning?
(a) Doreen
(b) Constantin
(c) Her mother
(d) Jay Cee

7. Why does Esther order vodka at the bar?
(a) It is her favorite drink.
(b) She wants to get drunk as quickly as possible.
(c) She thinks it will convince Lenny and Frankie that she is older than she is.
(d) She saw it in an ad and was attracted to its purity.

8. Why is Esther surprised when Buddy calls her at college?
(a) She rarely receives phone calls.
(b) She had broken up with him and did not expect to hear from him.
(c) He is angry at her and vowed never to speak to her again.
(d) He usually writes letters because he is too cheap to pay for long distance.

9. For Esther the world is divided along the lines of---
(a) gender
(b) race
(c) virginity
(d) political beliefs

10. What does Mrs. Greenwood convince Esther she should do since she will not be taking the writing course?
(a) Learn shorthand
(b) Learn a foreign language
(c) Write a novel
(d) Take another course

11. Why won't Buddy allow Esther to ski down the hill again?
(a) She does not know how to ski.
(b) He says her leg is broken in two places.
(c) He wants to return to the sanatorium.
(d) He is concerned she will break her leg.

12. What did Esther's doctor prescribe to help her symptoms?
(a) Sleeping pills
(b) Anti-depressants
(c) Psychiatric care
(d) Antibiotic

13. What is the first thing that Esther notices about Marco?
(a) His dark suit
(b) His dark eyes
(c) His crass attitude
(d) His stick pin

14. What does Esther label Marco?
(a) a Latin lover
(b) a playing card
(c) a snake
(d) a woman-hater

15. How many times did Buddy have sex with the waitress from Cape Cod?
(a) Never
(b) One time
(c) Twice
(d) 30 times

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Esther about the drug that the birthing mother is given?

2. Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"?

3. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show?

4. Where is Marco from?

5. What does Esther liken the potential choices she has in life to?

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