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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disheartens Esther the most about Jay Cee's suggestions for bolstering her career?
(a) Esther believed that her thesis on Finnegan's Wake was her ticket to getting a job as an editor.
(b) Esther cannot afford to take additional language courses.
(c) Esther has no room in her senior schedule to take language courses.
(d) Esther believed she was a strong writer, but Jay Cee tells her she is not.

2. What surprises Esther about Buddy's appearance when she first sees him at the sanatorium?
(a) He has cut his hair short.
(b) He looks pale and sickly.
(c) He has lost weight.
(d) He has gained weight.

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

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

5. What course does Esther convince her college dean to exempt her from taking?
(a) Botany
(b) Shakespeare
(c) Chemistry
(d) Physics

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

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

8. What national event is Esther concerned with as the book opens?
(a) The execution of the Rosenbergs
(b) The bombing of Hiroshima
(c) The trial of the Rosenbergs
(d) The assassination of John F. Kennedy

9. Who is Philomena Guinea?
(a) A famous novelist who is having lunch with Jay Cee.
(b) A lady at the Scholarships Office at Esther's college.
(c) The novelist whose scholarship Esther has at college.
(d) The editor of Ladies' Day magazine.

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

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

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

13. Where is Marco from?
(a) Peru
(b) Italy
(c) Venezuela
(d) Spain

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

15. Why does Esther's mother ask her about what happened to her face?
(a) She has streaks of blood on each cheek.
(b) She refuses to smile or move her face.
(c) Her face is bruised from Marco's attack.
(d) She is wearing much more makeup than she usually does.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Esther's doctor prescribe to help her symptoms?

4. What grade does Esther earn in her physics class?

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

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