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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What course does Esther convince her college dean to exempt her from taking?

2. Why is Esther disturbed by Buddy's view of poetry?

3. What course keeps Esther from considering a major in English?

4. What is Esther's opinion of the movie she and the other girls are invited to see?

5. Who comes to rescue Esther when she passes out in the bathroom of the Amazon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story that Esther reads in the short story book from the Ladies' Day magazine

2. What is Esther's opinion of Betsy?

3. Why does Jay Cee want Esther to come into the office instead of attending the fur show?

4. What is Eric's philosophy on sexual relationships?

5. What leads Esther to be invited for lunch by Philomena Guinea?

6. Describe Jay Cee (from Esther's perspective)

7. Describe the Amazon.

8. What is Esther's standing joke with her grandfather about caviar?

9. Describe the movie that the girls go to see from Esther's point of view

10. How does Esther change from the beginning to the end of this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would you have done if you had developed depression as Esther had? Would you have taken the same actions as her? Why? How would your personal experience be different or the same as Esther's?

Essay Topic 2

Imagine that the novel ended with the hospital review board telling Esther she must stay at the asylum for additional treatment. Write an essay:

1) critiquing their decision (Do you agree or disagree with it? Why?)

2) arguing for the appropriate type of treatment she should receive in the hospital based on her previous experiences.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Esther's family live has a subtle but important effect on the changes that she undergoes throughout the novel. Discuss:

1) Esther's family dynamics

2) the impact of Esther's family life on her personal life

3) how Esther's life would have been different if both of her parents had been alive.

Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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