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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Nolan, how often will Esther need to have shock treatments?
(a) 3 times a month
(b) 2 times a week
(c) 3 times a week
(d) Every other week

2. Why does Dr. Nolan arrive early at Esther's room one day?
(a) To tell her she is improving
(b) To have a private therapy session
(c) To tell her she will be having a shock treatment
(d) To tell her her mother will be visiting later in the day

3. What trait does Dr. Nolan say women find attractive in each other?
(a) Beauty
(b) Compassion
(c) Intelligence
(d) Tenderness

4. Where does Esther have Irwin drive her to?
(a) The asylum
(b) Dr. Nolan's apartment
(c) Joan's apartment
(d) The hospital

5. Why does Buddy Willard visit Esther in the asylum?
(a) He wants to know the details of Joan's death.
(b) He wants to ask her to marry him.
(c) He wants to know if he drove she and Joan to insanity.
(d) He wants to make sure that Esther is well enough to return to college.

6. What does Mrs. Mole do that makes the nurses put her in her room for dinner?
(a) She slaps her thighs and yells at the doctors.
(b) She insults the food service person.
(c) She dumps all of the green beans on her plate.
(d) She complains about the food that is served that day.

7. Who is Joan having an affair with at the asylum?
(a) Valerie
(b) Esther
(c) Dee Dee
(d) Buddy

8. Who is Esther's next door neighbor in the hospital once her room is moved "up front"?
(a) Joan
(b) Miss Norris
(c) Dr. Nolan
(d) Valerie

9. What led Joan to run away from home?
(a) Sores on her feet
(b) An article about Esther
(c) A fight with her parents
(d) Her breakup with Buddy

10. Who does Jody set Esther up on a blind date with?
(a) Mark
(b) Cal
(c) Dr. Gordon
(d) Buddy

11. Why does Esther's mother bring her roses?
(a) For Valentine's day
(b) They are a gift from Buddy
(c) For her birthday
(d) To cheer her up

12. Who is Joan planning on living with when she leaves the asylum?
(a) Her parents
(b) Nurse Kennedy
(c) Her old college roommate
(d) Esther

13. What does Joan find in a magazine that shocks Esther?
(a) An article about her disappearance
(b) A photo of her time in NYC
(c) A photo of Buddy and his new girlfriend
(d) An article that Esther wrote

14. How do the women in Belsize know they will be having shock treatments?
(a) Their psychiatrists tell them.
(b) Their breakfast tray is not delivered.
(c) They are woken up early for treatments.
(d) They receive a note the night before.

15. How does the shock treatment make Esther feel?
(a) Terrible
(b) Sleepy
(c) Angry
(d) Calm

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther dislike Dr. Gordon?

2. How does Esther ultimately decide she will do to commit suicide?

3. What does Esther notice about the people outside of the hospital?

4. What is unusual about Miss Norris?

5. What does Esther always have with her as she walks around Belsize?

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