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The Bell Jar | Quiz

Sylvia Plath
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The Bell Jar | Quiz

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1)

What trait does Buddy have that Esther thinks would make him a good teacher? (from Chapter 6)

His father was a teacher.
He has a keen interest in learning.
He is very knowledgeable about biology.
He is always trying to explain things to Esther.
2)

Who does Esther meet at the Widener Library? (from Chapter 19)

Buddy
Irwin
Joan
Jody
3)

At what age does Esther say she stopped being "purely happy"? (from Chapter 7)

9 years old
11 years old
18 years old
5 years old
4)

Why does Buddy call Esther at college? (from Chapter 6)

He wants to ask for her hand in marriage.
He has received a scholarship and is excited.
He is concerned that he has given her TB.
He has contracted TB and must immediately leave for treatment.
5)

What keeps Esther from losing her virginity to Constantin? (from Chapter 7)

She receives a phone call and must leave his apartment.
She decides that she would rather wait until she is married.
They fall asleep.
Constantin refuses to have sex with her.
6)

Why doesn't Esther want her picture taken for the magazine? (from Chapter 9)

She doesn't like the way they styled her hair.
She is about to begin crying.
She doesn't like the paper rose that Jay Cee gave her to hold.
She feels insulted by Jay Cee.
7)

Who is Joan planning on living with when she leaves the asylum? (from Chapter 19)

Her parents
Esther
Her old college roommate
Nurse Kennedy
8)

What concern about her future does Buddy express to Esther? (from Chapter 20)

How she will be able to have a literary career when she can't write
How she'll be able to maintain her sanity in the
What man will marry her after being in an asylum
What people will be willing to befriend her after being in an asylum
9)

Why does Buddy ask Esther whether she'd like to live in the city or the country? (from Chapter 8)

To decide where to take her on vacation
To determine where they should buy their first house
To see if they are compatible
To determine if she is neurotic
10)

What does Constantin say is the most difficult aspect of simultaneous translation? (from Chapter 7)

The verb conjugations
Understanding the ambassadors' accents
The idioms
The speed at which the ambassadors speak
11)

Why does Esther visit the cemetery? (from Chapter 13)

To select a gravesite for her body
To visit her grandparents' graves
To contemplate suicide
To visit her father's grave
12)

What does Esther do to prevent Marco from raping her? (from Chapter 9)

She punches him in the nose.
She stabs him with his diamond pin.
She punches him in the stomach.
She calls for Doreen.
13)

For Esther the world is divided along the lines of--- (from Chapter 7)

political beliefs
virginity
gender
race
14)

What does Mrs. Bannister discover about Esther one evening? (from Chapter 16)

She has had a reaction to the insulin injections.
She is sleeping too much.
She is not responding to the insulin injections.
She has thrown out the roses from her mother.
15)

How does Esther feel when she hangs up the phone after talking with Buddy? (from Chapter 6)

frightened
angry
elated
relieved
16)

Why does Esther compare her photo with that of a dead girl published in the paper? (from Chapter 12)

To see if they looked enough alike to kill herself.
To see if they wore their hair the same way.
To see if they might be long lost sisters.
To see if they look enough alike for Esther to fake her death.
17)

Why does Esther's mother bring her roses? (from Chapter 16)

For her birthday
They are a gift from Buddy
For Valentine's day
To cheer her up
18)

Why does Esther begin reading Finnegan's Wake? (from Chapter 10)

To fill in a gap in her coursework
To get ahead the following semester
To begin writing her thesis
To help her sleep
19)

Why did Joan say she dated Buddy? (from Chapter 18)

She hoped to marry a doctor someday.
She liked his parents.
She found him attractive.
She wanted to hide her homosexuality.
20)

Why does Buddy Willard visit Esther in the asylum? (from Chapter 20)

He wants to ask her to marry him.
He wants to know if he drove she and Joan to insanity.
He wants to know the details of Joan's death.
He wants to make sure that Esther is well enough to return to college.
21)

Why won't Buddy allow Esther to ski down the hill again? (from Chapter 8)

She does not know how to ski.
He wants to return to the sanatorium.
He is concerned she will break her leg.
He says her leg is broken in two places.
22)

What treatment does Dr. Gordon suggest for Esther? (from Chapter 11)

Shock treatment
Admittance to an asylum
Continued weekly appointments with him
Anti-depressants
23)

What does Marco give Esther? (from Chapter 9)

A new puppy.
A stylish fan.
A diamond pin
A bottle of wine.
24)

How long has it been since Esther has slept? (from Chapter 12)

30 days
7 days
21 days
14 days
25)

Why does Esther resolve to "ditch Buddy Willard for once and for all"? (from Chapter 6)

He had kept his affair with the waitress a secret from her.
He cheated on her with the waitress from Cape Cod.
He was no longer a virgin.
He is insensitive to her feelings about childbirth.
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