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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. Who is Joan having an affair with at the asylum?
(a) Esther
(b) Valerie
(c) Buddy
(d) Dee Dee

2. Why does Dr. Nolan restrict Esther's visitors?
(a) Esther's mother requested that no one be able to see her.
(b) Dr. Nolan does not like Esther's mother.
(c) Dr. Nolan is concerned for Esther's safety.
(d) She believes the visitors set back Esther's progress.

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

4. What led Joan to run away from home?
(a) Her breakup with Buddy
(b) A fight with her parents
(c) Sores on her feet
(d) An article about Esther

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Esther ultimately decide she will do to commit suicide?

2. Why did Joan say she dated Buddy?

3. What does Esther wear to her exit hearing at the asylum?

4. Whose visit to her hospital room angers Esther?

5. What does Joan find in a magazine that shocks Esther?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Irwin

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

3. What does Esther do at Deer Island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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