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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is keeping Esther from telling Buddy that she has no intention of marrying him?
(a) Fear of his mother's response
(b) Her commitment to the magazine
(c) His illness
(d) He is attending medical school and she does not want to distract him.

3. Why does Esther like Doreen?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) She is witty and sarcastic.
(c) She is fashion conscious.
(d) She provides a smoking partner for Esther.

4. 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 wants Buddy to see that she is a studious person.
(c) She plans to stop by the library after talking with Buddy.
(d) She does not know who is there to visit and wants to be able to go to the library if the boy is horrific.

5. Who has Mrs. Willard promised to introduce Esther to in New York City?
(a) An ambassador at the UN
(b) A simultaneous interpreter at the UN
(c) Her son, Buddy
(d) The editor of a major literary magazine

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Esther say she found out Buddy was a hypocrite?

2. Why does Esther leave the movie premiere?

3. How does Buddy characterize poetry?

4. What trait makes Esther admire Jay Cee?

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

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