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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Esther's skiing accident?
(a) Buddy is talking to her as she is skiing.
(b) She does not know how to ski.
(c) She loses one of her skis.
(d) A man crosses her path.

2. Why does Buddy call Esther at college?
(a) He is concerned that he has given her TB.
(b) He has received a scholarship and is excited.
(c) He wants to ask for her hand in marriage.
(d) He has contracted TB and must immediately leave for treatment.

3. What does Esther liken the potential choices she has in life to?
(a) Cooking
(b) A fig tree
(c) The UN
(d) A racehorse

4. What does Esther tell Frankie her name is?
(a) Elly Greenwood
(b) Doreen
(c) Esther Greenwood
(d) Elly Higginbottom

5. How does Esther get from Lenny's apartment to the Amazon?
(a) Lenny drives her home.
(b) She takes a cab.
(c) She walks alone the 43 blocks back to the hotel.
(d) She and Doreen walk the 43 blocks back to the hotel together.

6. 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.

7. What does Marco remind Esther of?
(a) A diamond
(b) A snake in the zoo
(c) A movie star
(d) A tango dancer

8. What does Esther think caused her sickness?
(a) Crabmeat
(b) Caviar
(c) Chicken
(d) Dessert

9. When does Esther say she found out Buddy was a hypocrite?
(a) When he asks her to Junior Prom.
(b) The moment he kissed her after the Junior Prom.
(c) The day she found out he had TB.
(d) The day they saw a baby born.

10. What is Esther's first reaction when Buddy proposes to her?
(a) She is shocked.
(b) She feels nauseous.
(c) She feels like laughing.
(d) She is delighted.

11. Why does Esther take her history book with her when she receives the phone call that Buddy is at her dorm?
(a) She wants Buddy to see that she is a studious person.
(b) She does not know who is there to visit and wants to be able to go to the library if the boy is horrific.
(c) She does not know who is there to visit and plans to read her history book if he is boring.
(d) She plans to stop by the library after talking with Buddy.

12. What does Jay Cee suggest that Esther do to distinguish herself from other women applying to be magazine editors?
(a) Create a compelling resume
(b) Double major in French and English in college
(c) Write non-traditional articles
(d) Learn several languages

13. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show?
(a) She is attending the Ladies' Day luncheon when the fur show is going on.
(b) Jay Cee asks her to come into the office.
(c) Esther and Doreen go to Coney Island with Lenny.
(d) She has no interest in furs.

14. What surprises Esther about Buddy's appearance when she first sees him at the sanatorium?
(a) He has lost weight.
(b) He has cut his hair short.
(c) He has gained weight.
(d) He looks pale and sickly.

15. How many children does Dodo Conway have?
(a) 12
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 6

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Constantin say is the most difficult aspect of simultaneous translation?

3. What "trick" do Betsy, Hilda and the other girls learn at the fur show?

4. Doreen tells Lenny she will go to his apartment only if---

5. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors?

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