"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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1. How did Esther end up in New York City? Her family took a trip there She won a magazine contest She was looking for a job She went to visit her friend

2. What was Doreen's nickname for Betsy? Country Bumpkin Little Miss Farmgal Pollyanna Cowgirl Pretty Princess

3. What was the name Esther used as an alias when she and Doreen were out with Lenny Shepherd? Esther Greenwood Betsy Kirk Jay Cee Thomkins Elly Higginbottom

4. What gave all the girls food poisoning when they ate at the 'Ladies Day' kitchen? crabmeat roast beef caviar avocados

5. Where did Constantin work? On Wall Street At the movie theater At the U.N. At NBC studios

6. When Esther went to visit Buddy when he was studying at the hospital, which of these things DIDN'T she see? a cadaver a woman giving birth a fetus in a jar an amputated limb

7. What did the magazine photographer give Esther to symbolize that she wanted to be a poet? a book of poems a beret a notepad and pencil a rose

8. When Esther went out with Marco, what did he give her? A dozen roses A black sheath A necklace A diamond stickpin

9. What did Esther do with all of her fancy New York clothes? Left them in the hotel closet Gave them to the homeless Threw them off the roof Sold them to Betsy

10. Did Esther get into the writing course she wanted to take? Yes No

11. What was the name of Esther's first psychiatrist? Doctor Teresa Doctor Gordon Doctor Nolan Doctor Conway

12. Which of these severe depression symptoms, DIDN'T affect Esther? She couldn't read She couldn't write She couldn't talk She couldn't sleep

13. Before Esther tried to kill herself in her house, she wrote a note to her mother and said she was doing what? Meeting Joan for lunch Going for a long walk Taking the bus to the city Taking a writing class

14. The final time Esther tried to commit suicide, she climbed under the breezeway, and did what? Slit her wrists Hung herself Shot herself in the face Overdosed on sleeping pills

15. While in the hospital, Esther purposely broke a: Answer: (One Word, 7-years bad luck)

16. What else did Esther break while in the psych hospital? another mirror a plate a thermometer a vase

17. Doctor Nolan never gave Esther shock treatments. True False

18. What happened to Esther after she lost her virginity? She got HIV She got herpes She hemmoraged She got pregnant

19. Which one of Esther's friends committed suicide? Doreen Betsy Joan Buddy

20. Esther never got out of the psych hosptial. True False