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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a privilege given to residents of Belsize?
(a) shopping
(b) visits home
(c) town visits
(d) walks

2. Where will Esther live after leaving the asylum?
(a) Her mother's home
(b) With the Willards
(c) Her college dormitory
(d) The Amazon hotel

3. Why does Esther contact Irwin?
(a) To demand he pays her medical bills
(b) To set up another date
(c) To tell him she is leaving the asylum
(d) To chastise him for injuring her

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

5. Why does Esther dislike Dr. Gordon?
(a) He gave her painful shock treatments.
(b) He failed to cure her depression.
(c) He had her committed to a public hospital.
(d) She didn't feel like he listened to her during their sessions.

6. What does Esther do that gets her transferred to another hospital?
(a) She yells at George Bakewell.
(b) She attacks her mother.
(c) She breaks a mirror.
(d) She refuses shock treatment.

7. Who do Esther and Joan both get letters from?
(a) Mr. & Mrs. Willard
(b) Jay Cee
(c) Dr. Gordon
(d) Buddy

8. Why did Joan say she dated Buddy?
(a) She wanted to hide her homosexuality.
(b) She liked his parents.
(c) She found him attractive.
(d) She hoped to marry a doctor someday.

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

10. Who does Esther meet at the Widener Library?
(a) Jody
(b) Irwin
(c) Joan
(d) Buddy

11. What does Esther always have with her as she walks around Belsize?
(a) A photograph
(b) A blanket
(c) A book
(d) Paper and a pencil

12. Who "rescues" Esther from the public hospital?
(a) Her mother
(b) Buddy Willard
(c) Jay Cee
(d) Philomena Guinea

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

14. What infuriates Esther in Dr. Gordon's office?
(a) The photograph of his family
(b) The plants
(c) The lighting
(d) His silver pencil

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther compare her photo with that of a dead girl published in the paper?

2. Why does Dr. Nolan arrive early at Esther's room one day?

3. What keeps Esther from committing suicide with the cord from her mother's robe?

4. What does Esther wear to her exit hearing at the asylum?

5. According to Dr. Nolan, how often will Esther need to have shock treatments?

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