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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 grade does Esther earn in her physics class?
(a) C
(b) B
(c) F
(d) A

2. Who helped foster Esther's appreciation for fine food?
(a) Her grandfather
(b) Her grandmother
(c) Her mother
(d) Doreen

3. Why does Esther take her history book with her when she receives the phone call that Buddy is at her dorm?
(a) She does not know who is there to visit and plans to read her history book if he is boring.
(b) She does not know who is there to visit and wants to be able to go to the library if the boy is horrific.
(c) She plans to stop by the library after talking with Buddy.
(d) She wants Buddy to see that she is a studious person.

4. Who is missing from the Ladies' Day luncheon?
(a) Doreen
(b) Betsy
(c) Hilda
(d) Esther

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther feel depressed when she returns to the Amazon?

2. What is Esther's opinion of the movie she and the other girls are invited to see?

3. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors?

4. What does Esther label Marco?

5. How many times did Buddy have sex with the waitress from Cape Cod?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Esther to be invited for lunch by Philomena Guinea?

2. Describe the article that Esther's mother gives her from Reader's Digest ("In Defense of Chastity").

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

4. What does Esther decide about her friendship with Doreen the night of their visit to Lenny's apartment? What causes her to make this decision?

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

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

7. What is Esther's opinion of Betsy?

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

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

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

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