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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Esther about the English program at her mother's college?
(a) It is surprisingly difficult.
(b) She has already met all of the requirements.
(c) There are more requirements than her own college.
(d) There is no honors program in the English department.

2. How does Esther get from Lenny's apartment to the Amazon?
(a) She takes a cab.
(b) Lenny drives her home.
(c) She and Doreen walk the 43 blocks back to the hotel together.
(d) She walks alone the 43 blocks back to the hotel.

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

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

5. 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 is always trying to explain things to Esther.
(d) He has a keen interest in learning.

6. Who is the only man that Esther ever considered losing her virginity to?
(a) Frankie
(b) Buddy
(c) Eric
(d) Lenny

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

8. What does Esther liken the potential choices she has in life to?
(a) A racehorse
(b) A fig tree
(c) The UN
(d) Cooking

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

10. How does Esther know Buddy?
(a) They attend the same college.
(b) They met at a party.
(c) Their mothers are friends and they attend the same church.
(d) They attended the same boarding school.

11. 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 has received a scholarship and is excited.
(d) He is concerned that he has given her TB.

12. Why does Esther feel depressed when she returns to the Amazon?
(a) She wishes she had gone to the magazine party instead of to Lenny's apartment.
(b) She feels abandoned by Doreen.
(c) It is utterly silent in her room.
(d) It is smoky in her room.

13. Why does Doreen vomit on the carpet of the hotel hallway?
(a) She has food poisoning.
(b) She has the flu.
(c) She is drunk.
(d) She is upset that Lenny dumped her.

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

15. Why does Mr. Manzi like Esther so much?
(a) She asks interesting questions during his lectures.
(b) He believes she has the skills and talent to be a successful science major.
(c) She always earns A's in his courses.
(d) He believes she has a purely intellectual interest in science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marco remind Esther of?

2. What does Constantin say is the most difficult aspect of simultaneous translation?

3. Why is Buddy eager for Esther to read the poem "Florida Dawn"?

4. With whom does Esther ride back to the Amazon after leaving the movie premiere?

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

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