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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 surprises Esther the most about Marco?
(a) His honesty
(b) His unwillingness to give her the diamond
(c) His cruelty
(d) His aggression

2. What surprises Esther about the English program at her mother's college?
(a) It is surprisingly difficult.
(b) There are more requirements than her own college.
(c) She has already met all of the requirements.
(d) There is no honors program in the English department.

3. What does Constantin ask Esther to do when they go to his apartment?
(a) Begin dating
(b) Have sex with him
(c) Listen to records
(d) Have a drink with him

4. What does Esther think may have caused Buddy's TB?
(a) His compromised immune system
(b) His dishonesty
(c) His insensitivity to her feelings
(d) His unwillingness to wear gloves when examining patients

5. How does Ladies' Day determine what causes the girls' sickness?
(a) They test the leftover food from the luncheon.
(b) They test vomit collected by the Amazon staff.
(c) They test the contents of one of the girl's stomachs after it is pumped.
(d) They test the ingredients used to make the lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jody call Esther?

2. Why does Buddy call Esther at college?

3. What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?

4. What disturbs Esther about the drug that the birthing mother is given?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Esther's opinion of Betsy?

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

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

4. Describe Jay Cee (from Esther's perspective)

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

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

7. Who are Frankie and Lenny?

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

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

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

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