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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. What does Mrs. Bannister discover about Esther one evening?
(a) She is sleeping too much.
(b) She has had a reaction to the insulin injections.
(c) She has thrown out the roses from her mother.
(d) She is not responding to the insulin injections.

2. What does Esther do to pay tribute to Joan?
(a) She gives the eulogy at her funeral.
(b) She writes a poem memorializing her.
(c) She attends her funeral.
(d) She visits her grave site.

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

4. What does Esther notice about the people outside of the hospital?
(a) They are hardly moving.
(b) They have blank looks on their faces.
(c) They all look sick.
(d) They look like they do not belong at the hospital.

5. Whose visit to her hospital room angers Esther?
(a) Her uncle's
(b) Her mother's
(c) George Bakewell's
(d) Buddy Willard's

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Esther do that gets her transferred to another hospital?

3. Why is Esther surprised when the nurse tells her she is moving to Belsize?

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

5. Other than tabloid magazines, what type of books is Esther able to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene at the cemetery.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Esther's encounter with the sailor

8. What does Dr. Nolan tell Esther to help her feel better about Joan's death?

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

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

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