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

2. What does Buddy tell Esther she will want to abandon once she has children?
(a) Poetry
(b) College
(c) Her career
(d) Reading

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marco from?

2. What did Esther do the first time she saw a finger bowl?

3. Who is the only girl working at the magazine who does not get sick?

4. What does the Ladies' Day magazine staff send to the girls as gifts?

5. How does Ladies' Day determine what causes the girls' sickness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Buddy react when Esther falls while skiing?

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

3. Describe the story that Esther reads in the short story book from the Ladies' Day magazine

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

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

6. According to Esther, what is her mother's opinion of her interest in becoming a writer or editor?

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

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

9. Why does Marco attack Esther?

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

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