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

2. Who comes to rescue Esther when she passes out in the bathroom of the Amazon?
(a) Betsy
(b) Doreen
(c) The hotel nurse
(d) The hotel maid

3. What does Jay Cee suggest that Esther do to distinguish herself from other women applying to be magazine editors?
(a) Write non-traditional articles
(b) Create a compelling resume
(c) Learn several languages
(d) Double major in French and English in college

4. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?
(a) Fear of his mother's response
(b) He is attending medical school and she does not want to distract him.
(c) Her commitment to the magazine
(d) His illness

5. What does Buddy take Esther to do while she is visiting him at the sanatorium?
(a) Ski
(b) Dance
(c) Buy an engagement ring
(d) Go for a drive through the mountains

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther say she would never marry Buddy Willard?

2. What does Esther do when she returns to the Amazon the night that Marco attacks her?

3. How does Doreen avoid getting food poisoning?

4. Which of the following does NOT adorn the waiting room at the sanatorium?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Buddy tell Esther about losing his virginity?

2. What happens on the hill behind the chemistry lab at Yale?

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

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

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

6. Why is Esther upset when Buddy tells her he is no longer a virgin?

7. What is Eric's philosophy on sexual relationships?

8. Why does Mr. Willard leave Esther alone with Buddy at the sanatorium?

9. Why is Esther surprised when Buddy comes to visit her at college?

10. How does Jay Cee attempt to cheer Esther up the day of the photo shoot?

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