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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

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

3. What bothers Esther about the article "In Defense of Chastity"?
(a) It allows men to have pre-marital sex, but tells women not to.
(b) It advocates marriage.
(c) It ignores a woman's feelings.
(d) It condemns pre-martial sex.

4. Why had Esther visited her family doctor?
(a) She is plagued by anxiety.
(b) She has developed laryngitis.
(c) She needs a referral for a psychiatrist.
(d) She cannot read or sleep.

5. What does Esther do to prevent Marco from raping her?
(a) She calls for Doreen.
(b) She punches him in the stomach.
(c) She stabs him with his diamond pin.
(d) She punches him in the nose.

6. How does Buddy characterize poetry?
(a) He likens them to the cadavers he dissects in medical school.
(b) He sees them as capturing all the beauty there is in the world.
(c) He calls poems pieces of dust.
(d) He calls them worthless pieces of junk.

7. What unusual gift does Buddy give Esther when she arrives in his room?
(a) An ashtray
(b) A piece of pottery
(c) A book of poetry
(d) Money

8. How does Esther feel as she careens down the ski slope?
(a) Concerned
(b) Frightened
(c) Happy
(d) Ambivalent

9. Why does Esther hope she will be paired up with Lenny instead of Frankie?
(a) Like Esther, Lenny is tall while Frankie is short.
(b) Lenny is much more attractive than Frankie.
(c) Lenny is more charismatic than Frankie.
(d) Like Esther, Lenny is short while Frankie is tall.

10. What causes Esther's skiing accident?
(a) She loses one of her skis.
(b) She does not know how to ski.
(c) Buddy is talking to her as she is skiing.
(d) A man crosses her path.

11. Why does Esther say she would never marry Buddy Willard?
(a) She is in love with Constantin.
(b) She believes he is a hypocrite.
(c) She has no desire to marry anyone.
(d) She hates Mrs. Willard and could not stand to be her daughter-in-law.

12. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?
(a) She does not not tip him because she doesn't know she is supposed to.
(b) She insults his uniform.
(c) She fails to thank him for carrying her bag to her room.
(d) She ignores him because she is too busy looking out the window.

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

14. What does Marco give Esther?
(a) A diamond pin
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A stylish fan.
(d) A new puppy.

15. Why does Buddy call Esther at college?
(a) He wants to ask for her hand in marriage.
(b) He has contracted TB and must immediately leave for treatment.
(c) He is concerned that he has given her TB.
(d) He has received a scholarship and is excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ladies' Day determine what causes the girls' sickness?

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

3. What trait makes Esther admire Jay Cee?

4. Doreen tells Lenny she will go to his apartment only if---

5. Who has Mrs. Willard promised to introduce Esther to in New York City?

(see the answer keys)

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