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

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

3. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show?
(a) Jay Cee asks her to come into the office.
(b) She is attending the Ladies' Day luncheon when the fur show is going on.
(c) Esther and Doreen go to Coney Island with Lenny.
(d) She has no interest in furs.

4. Why is Esther living in New York City in the summer of 1953?
(a) She is attending New York University.
(b) Esther is taking a summer writing course.
(c) As the award for winning a modeling contest, she is modeling for a fashion magazine.
(d) As the award for winning a writing contest, she is interning at a fashion magazine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Philomena Guinea?

2. Who comes to rescue Esther when she passes out in the bathroom of the Amazon?

3. Why is Esther afraid of taking chemistry?

4. What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher?

5. What does Esther find outside of her door the morning after Doreen came home drunk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare Constantin and Buddy.

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

4. What is Esther's opinion of Betsy?

5. Describe the situation that leads Esther to leave Lenny's apartment

6. Describe Buddy's letter to Esther (that is waiting for her when she gets home).

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

8. Describe the events that lead to Esther's food poisoning

9. What is Esther's standing joke with her grandfather about caviar?

10. Why does Jay Cee want Esther to come into the office instead of attending the fur show?

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