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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What course keeps Esther from considering a major in English?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Old English
(c) Eighteenth century literature
(d) History of the English Language

2. Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake?
(a) To get ahead the following semester
(b) To begin writing her thesis
(c) To help her sleep
(d) To fill in a gap in her coursework

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

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

5. Who is Esther "cursed" to have had to eat breakfast with in the hotel cafeteria?
(a) Hilda
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Doreen
(d) Betsy

6. Which of the following does NOT adorn the waiting room at the sanatorium?
(a) Plants
(b) A fountain
(c) Leather chairs
(d) Magazines

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

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

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

10. What trait makes Esther admire Jay Cee?
(a) Her looks
(b) Her directness
(c) Her intelligence
(d) Her success

11. Why is Esther shocked when Buddy tells her he is not a virgin?
(a) She plans to marry him and wanted him to be a virgin.
(b) She believed she was more sexually experienced than he was.
(c) She believed that he was opposed to pre-marital sex.
(d) She wanted for them both to lose their virginity together.

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

13. What does Esther think caused her sickness?
(a) Crabmeat
(b) Chicken
(c) Dessert
(d) Caviar

14. What nickname does Doreen give Betsy?
(a) Pollyanna Cowgirl
(b) Kansas Cowgirl
(c) Ugly as Sin
(d) Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

15. What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher?
(a) He is very knowledgeable about biology.
(b) His father was a teacher.
(c) He has a keen interest in learning.
(d) He is always trying to explain things to Esther.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Constantin ask Esther to do when they go to his apartment?

3. What does Buddy take Esther to do while she is visiting him at the sanatorium?

4. What does Esther tell Frankie her name is?

5. What does Esther do to let Constantin know she is interested in having sex with him?

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