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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. Who is the only man that Esther ever considered losing her virginity to?
(a) Eric
(b) Buddy
(c) Frankie
(d) Lenny

2. Which of the girls at the Amazon does Esther spend the most time with?
(a) Betsy
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Hilda
(d) Doreen

3. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors?
(a) A sealed envelope.
(b) Some medication.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A stack of manuscripts.

4. What wakes Esther up later in the night?
(a) Betsy knocking on her door asking for her to come help Doreen.
(b) Doreen knocking on her door calling her.
(c) A nightmare about Doreen being hurt by Lenny.
(d) A phone call from Doreen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esther think caused her sickness?

2. Why had Esther visited her family doctor?

3. What does Esther do to help herself feel better after the botched night with Doreen and Lenny?

4. What does Constantin ask Esther to do when they go to his apartment?

5. What trait makes Esther admire Jay Cee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Esther's opinion of Betsy?

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

3. Who is Mrs. Ockenden?

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

5. Contrast Esther's and Buddy's feelings about his diagnosis

6. What does Esther think makes her a neurotic?

7. Describe what runs through Esther's head when she and Constantin are visiting the UN.

8. Describe the Amazon.

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

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

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