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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. Where does Esther tell the sailor she is is from?
(a) Chicago
(b) Boston
(c) New York City
(d) San Francisco

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

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

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Esther wake up at the start of this chapter?

3. What treatment does Dr. Gordon suggest for Esther?

4. How long has it been since Esther has slept when she first visits Dr. Gordon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Esther do at Deer Island?

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

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

6. Describe Esther's encounter with the sailor

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

8. Describe the scene at the cemetery.

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

10. What does Dr. Nolan tell Esther about shock treatments in this chapter?

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