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

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

4. What does Esther do while Mr. Manzi is lecturing in chemistry class?
(a) She daydreams.
(b) She completes her Shakespeare class assignments.
(c) She pretends to be writing down the formulas he writes on the board.
(d) She writes down the formulas he writes on the board.

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

6. What marks the end of Esther's relationship with Eric?
(a) He writes her a letter saying he could fall in love with her.
(b) He writes her a letter proposing marriage.
(c) He tells Buddy that he and Esther kissed.
(d) He graduates from college.

7. What does Buddy tell Esther she will want to abandon once she has children?
(a) Her career
(b) College
(c) Reading
(d) Poetry

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

9. What does Esther do as Lenny and Doreen dance?
(a) She falls asleep on Lenny's bed.
(b) She leaves Lenny's apartment.
(c) She joins them and dances.
(d) She sits on the bear skin rug and drinks.

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

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

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

13. What is Esther's opinion of the movie she and the other girls are invited to see?
(a) She is annoyed by the costumes.
(b) She thinks it is over the top and trite.
(c) She is entranced by the Technicolor technology.
(d) She is drawn in by the romantic plot line.

14. What is Esther's first reaction when Buddy proposes to her?
(a) She feels like laughing.
(b) She feels nauseous.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She is delighted.

15. Which of the following best describes Lenny and Doreen's dancing?
(a) aggressive
(b) furious
(c) graceful
(d) elegant