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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about Miss Norris?
(a) She wears a cameo brooch.
(b) She does not speak.
(c) She is not friendly to Esther.
(d) She will not leave her room.

2. Who is Esther's doctor at the private hospital?
(a) Dr. Gordon
(b) Dr. Nolan
(c) Buddy Willard
(d) Dr. Syphilis

3. What field does Joan tell Esther she plans on studying when she returns to college?
(a) Chemistry
(b) Religion
(c) Physics
(d) Psychiatry

4. What does Esther wear to her exit hearing at the asylum?
(a) A purple dress and cameo brooch
(b) A red dress
(c) A black wool suit
(d) A red wool suit

5. How long has it been since Esther has slept when she first visits Dr. Gordon?
(a) 3 nights
(b) 14 nights
(c) 30 nights
(d) 7 nights

6. What does Esther always have with her as she walks around Belsize?
(a) A blanket
(b) Paper and a pencil
(c) A book
(d) A photograph

7. How does the shock treatment make Esther feel?
(a) Calm
(b) Sleepy
(c) Angry
(d) Terrible

8. How do the women in Belsize know they will be having shock treatments?
(a) They are woken up early for treatments.
(b) They receive a note the night before.
(c) Their psychiatrists tell them.
(d) Their breakfast tray is not delivered.

9. Why does Dr. Nolan arrive early at Esther's room one day?
(a) To tell her she will be having a shock treatment
(b) To tell her she is improving
(c) To have a private therapy session
(d) To tell her her mother will be visiting later in the day

10. What trait does Dr. Nolan say women find attractive in each other?
(a) Tenderness
(b) Intelligence
(c) Beauty
(d) Compassion

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

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

13. Why does Esther's mother bring her roses?
(a) For Valentine's day
(b) For her birthday
(c) They are a gift from Buddy
(d) To cheer her up

14. Where does Esther wake up at the start of this chapter?
(a) In her bedroom
(b) In the psychiatric ward
(c) In her basement
(d) In her college dorm room

15. What does Esther tell her mother after the treatment that makes her feel relieved?
(a) She has decided to not be depressed anymore.
(b) Dr. Gordon says she is cured.
(c) She feels much better after the treatment.
(d) She will not go back to Dr. Gordon again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What led Joan to run away from home?

2. What complaint do all of the patients at the hospital have of Esther's volunteer work?

3. Who does Jody set Esther up on a blind date with?

4. Why does Esther visit the cemetery?

5. Which of the following is NOT a privilege given to residents of Belsize?

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