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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Valerie have scars on her head?
(a) She has had a lobotomy.
(b) She had many shock treatments.
(c) She was in an accident and had a head injury.
(d) She tried to kill herself.

2. What is unusual about Miss Norris?
(a) She wears a cameo brooch.
(b) She does not speak.
(c) She will not leave her room.
(d) She is not friendly to Esther.

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

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

5. What course of treatment does Joan's first psychiatrist recommend for her?
(a) Commitment to a mental hospital
(b) Group therapy
(c) Shock treatments
(d) Anti-depressants

6. What does Mrs. Tomollilo do that gets her placed in the psychiatric ward?
(a) She tries to kill her mother in law.
(b) She giggles uncontrollably all of the time.
(c) She sticks her tongue out at her mother-in-law.
(d) She tries to kill herself.

7. Why does Dr. Nolan restrict Esther's visitors?
(a) Dr. Nolan does not like Esther's mother.
(b) She believes the visitors set back Esther's progress.
(c) Dr. Nolan is concerned for Esther's safety.
(d) Esther's mother requested that no one be able to see her.

8. What concern about her future does Buddy express to Esther?
(a) What people will be willing to befriend her after being in an asylum
(b) How she will be able to have a literary career when she can't write
(c) What man will marry her after being in an asylum
(d) How she'll be able to maintain her sanity in the

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

10. What treatment does Dr. Gordon suggest for Esther?
(a) Anti-depressants
(b) Admittance to an asylum
(c) Shock treatment
(d) Continued weekly appointments with him

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

12. What does the nurse tell Esther to help her feel more relaxed during her first shock treatment?
(a) She will feel like she has gone to sleep.
(b) Few patients have negative side effects.
(c) It will hardly hurt.
(d) All patients are scared to death the first time.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of doctor does Dr. Nolan refer Esther to?

2. What happens to Esther after having sex with Irwin?

3. Where does Esther have Irwin drive her to?

4. Who is Esther's doctor at the private hospital?

5. Who is Esther's next door neighbor in the hospital once her room is moved "up front"?

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