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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Gordon respond to Esther's torn letter to Doreen?
(a) He asks to speak to her mother.
(b) He changes the subject.
(c) He diagnoses her as depressed.
(d) He is sympathetic to her concerns about not being able to write.

2. Why doesn't Esther wash her clothes or bathe?
(a) It seems silly to her.
(b) She wants to preserve the memory of her time in NYC.
(c) It irritates her mother.
(d) She is too tired because she has not slept in days.

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

4. Other than tabloid magazines, what type of books is Esther able to read?
(a) James Joyce's novels
(b) A book of short stories
(c) Abnormal psychology texts
(d) Poetry

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bannister discover about Esther one evening?

2. Who "rescues" Esther from the public hospital?

3. Why did Joan say she dated Buddy?

4. What does Esther tell her mother after the treatment that makes her feel relieved?

5. What trait does Dr. Nolan say women find attractive in each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the voices in Esther's head tell her as she sits in the park contemplating suicide?

2. Describe Esther's feelings about the women living in Belsize

3. Characterize Esther's behavior in the psychiatric wards of the hospitals

4. Describe Esther's encounter with the sailor

5. What keeps Esther from drowning herself at the beach?

6. How is Esther's shock treatment experience at the private hospital different than the one she had with Dr. Gordon?

7. What thoughts consume Esther after finding out she must have shock treatments?

8. What does Esther do at Deer Island?

9. Describe Irwin

10. Describe Esther's feelings as she visits the gynecologist.

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