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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wakes Esther up later in the night?
(a) Doreen knocking on her door calling her.
(b) A nightmare about Doreen being hurt by Lenny.
(c) Betsy knocking on her door asking for her to come help Doreen.
(d) A phone call from Doreen.

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

3. Why does Jody call Esther?
(a) To see when she will arrive at college for the summer
(b) To ask about her magazine internship
(c) To inquire about Buddy
(d) To see if she still needs a room in her house

4. 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

5. Which of the girls at the Amazon does Esther spend the most time with?
(a) Jay Cee
(b) Betsy
(c) Hilda
(d) Doreen

6. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?
(a) His illness
(b) He is attending medical school and she does not want to distract him.
(c) Her commitment to the magazine
(d) Fear of his mother's response

7. How often does Buddy commit to seeing Esther once they begin dating?
(a) Every third weekend
(b) Every other weekend
(c) Every weekend
(d) Once a month

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

9. How many children does Dodo Conway have?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 12

10. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors?
(a) A stack of manuscripts.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A sealed envelope.
(d) Some medication.

11. What keeps Esther from losing her virginity to Constantin?
(a) She receives a phone call and must leave his apartment.
(b) She decides that she would rather wait until she is married.
(c) They fall asleep.
(d) Constantin refuses to have sex with her.

12. Why is Buddy eager for Esther to read the poem "Florida Dawn"?
(a) He thinks she will enjoy it.
(b) He wrote it.
(c) His father wrote it.
(d) He believes it is the next great masterpiece of American poetry.

13. What keeps Esther and Doreen from attending the magazine party?
(a) They decide to go to a bar for drinks with Lenny and Frankie.
(b) Their cab is stuck in traffic and they do not arrive until the party is over.
(c) They do not want to spend time with the magazine staff.
(d) They do not want to spend time with Betsy and the other girls from the Amazon.

14. Where do Buddy and Esther go after the Yale Junior Prom?
(a) To a hill behind the chemistry lab
(b) To Buddy's fraternity house
(c) To a bar
(d) Back to Esther's college

15. How does Doreen avoid getting food poisoning?
(a) She does not attend the luncheon because she is at the office working with Jay Cee.
(b) She does not attend the luncheon because she is at Coney Island with Lenny.
(c) She doesn't eat the food because she is trying to stay thin for Lenny.
(d) She only eats dessert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Esther's response to Buddy's marriage proposal?

2. What marks the end of Esther's relationship with Eric?

3. What is the first thing that Esther notices about Marco?

4. Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake?

5. What does Esther do to help herself feel better after the botched night with Doreen and Lenny?

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