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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the first thing that Esther notices about Marco?
(a) His dark eyes
(b) His stick pin
(c) His crass attitude
(d) His dark suit

4. Why won't Esther let Doreen come into her room when she returns from Lenny's?
(a) She fears she will never get rid of her again.
(b) She is angry at Doreen for waking her up.
(c) She fears she will vomit on her bed.
(d) She is angry at Doreen for not accompanying her on the long walk back to the hotel.

5. 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 condemns pre-martial sex.
(c) It ignores a woman's feelings.
(d) It advocates marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "trick" do Betsy, Hilda and the other girls learn at the fur show?

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

3. What causes Esther's skiing accident?

4. What does Esther decide about her relationship with Constantin during their dinner date?

5. Why does Esther like Doreen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Esther think makes her a neurotic?

2. How does Esther change from the beginning to the end of this chapter?

3. What activities does Esther consider taking up after finding out she was not accepted into the writing course?

4. What news does Mrs. Greenwood deliver to Esther when she picks her up from the train station? How does Esther react?

5. Describe Esther and Hilda's conversation at breakfast.

6. Describe the movie that the girls go to see from Esther's point of view

7. Describe the sanatorium where Buddy is receiving treatment for TB.

8. Why does Marco give Esther his diamond stick pin?

9. Why does Esther decide to take a bath when she returns to her hotel?

10. Describe the birth scene that Esther and Buddy witness from Esther's point of view

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