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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What national event is Esther concerned with as the book opens?
(a) The bombing of Hiroshima
(b) The trial of the Rosenbergs
(c) The execution of the Rosenbergs
(d) The assassination of John F. Kennedy

2. Who does Jody set Esther up on a blind date with?
(a) Mark
(b) Cal
(c) Dr. Gordon
(d) Buddy

3. What field does Joan tell Esther she plans on studying when she returns to college?
(a) Religion
(b) Psychiatry
(c) Chemistry
(d) Physics

4. Who is Esther's next door neighbor in the hospital once her room is moved "up front"?
(a) Miss Norris
(b) Valerie
(c) Dr. Nolan
(d) Joan

5. Where does Esther wake up at the start of this chapter?
(a) In her basement
(b) In her bedroom
(c) In her college dorm room
(d) In the psychiatric ward

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Esther say she stopped being "purely happy"?

2. Why is Esther surprised when Buddy calls her at college?

3. Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"?

4. What happens to Esther after having sex with Irwin?

5. What does Esther resolve to do during her summer at home?

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