"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

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

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

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

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

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 rose a notepad and pencil a book of poems a beret

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

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? Going for a long walk Taking the bus to the city Meeting Joan for lunch Taking a writing class

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

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? a thermometer a vase a plate another mirror

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

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

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

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