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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. Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"?
(a) He was no longer a virgin.
(b) He had kept his affair with the waitress a secret from her.
(c) He is insensitive to her feelings about childbirth.
(d) He cheated on her with the waitress from Cape Cod.

2. How does Esther feel as she careens down the ski slope?
(a) Happy
(b) Concerned
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Frightened

3. What does Esther do to help herself feel better after the botched night with Doreen and Lenny?
(a) She has a drink.
(b) She smokes a cigarette.
(c) She takes a hot bath.
(d) She calls her mother for moral support.

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

5. How does Esther feel when she hangs up the phone after talking with Buddy?
(a) frightened
(b) relieved
(c) elated
(d) angry

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther hope she will be paired up with Lenny instead of Frankie?

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

3. Why is Esther's room full of smoke when she returns home from Lenny's apartment?

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

5. What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the birth scene that Esther and Buddy witness from Esther's point of view

2. Describe the sanatorium where Buddy is receiving treatment for TB.

3. What leads Esther to be invited for lunch by Philomena Guinea?

4. Describe Buddy's first visit to Esther's college

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

6. Describe Jay Cee (from Esther's perspective)

7. Describe the situation that leads Esther to leave Lenny's apartment

8. Why is Esther upset when Buddy tells her he is no longer a virgin?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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