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

2. What complaint do all of the patients at the hospital have of Esther's volunteer work?
(a) They do not like her rearranging their flowers.
(b) She does not deliver the correct bouquets.
(c) She drops the flower vases and spills the water.
(d) They do not like her stand offish attitude.

3. Why does Esther compare her photo with that of a dead girl published in the paper?
(a) To see if they wore their hair the same way.
(b) To see if they look enough alike for Esther to fake her death.
(c) To see if they might be long lost sisters.
(d) To see if they looked enough alike to kill herself.

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

5. Why does Dr. Quinn visit Esther late one night?
(a) To ask for help finding Joan
(b) To have a private therapy session
(c) To check on her after she hemorrhaged
(d) To reprimand her for going to Irwin's apartment

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What led Joan to run away from home?

3. What does the nurse tell Esther to help her feel more relaxed during her first shock treatment?

4. Why does Buddy Willard visit Esther in the asylum?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the private hospital staff compare to those at the public hospital?

2. What is the only item that gives Esther pleasure in the hospital? Why?

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

4. Describe Esther's encounter with the sailor

5. How does Esther feel as she is waiting to enter her exit hearing?

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

7. What news does Esther expect Dr. Nolan to give her after her insulin reaction? What news does she actually give her?

8. Describe the circumstances that led to Joan's hospitalization.

9. How does Esther find out about Joan's homosexuality?

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

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