The Bell Jar Quizzes

The Bell Jar Quiz 1

1 What college does Esther Greenwood attend?
She never says which one.

Harvard

Wellesley

Smith
2 Which person is not matched with the correct fictional counterpart in the novel?
Mrs. Plath : Mrs. Greenwood

Olive Higgins Prouty : Philomena Guinea

Sylvia Plath : Esther Greenwood

Helen Gurley Brown : Jay Cee
3 Which of the characters is nicknamed "Pollyanna Cowgirl"?
Betsy

Esther

Doreen

Hilda
4 What contemporary event is a preoccupation for Esther Greenwood?
McCarthy trials

The Rosenberg case

The Korean war

The 1952 presidential election
5 What pseudonym does Esther use when speaking to Lenny and Frankie?
Elly Higginbottom

Philomena Guinea

Marjorie Sherwood

Ethel Rosenberg
6 When is the first time that Esther has eaten out at a proper restaurant?
The "Ladies Day" banquet.

Dinner with Philomena Guinea

Her date with Buddy Willard.

Her date with Constantin.
7 What is the significance of Esther's chemistry course?
It shows how Esther will sacrifice herself for her work.

It shows that Esther is easily manipulated by teachers and other authority figures.

It shows how Esther often avoids problems instead of facing them.

It shows that Esther cannot handle her priorities.
8 What advice does Jay Cee offer to Esther?
She tells her to find something so that she can offer more than the run-of-the-mill perosn.

She tells her that she will never make it in New York City.

She tells her to find a more stable career path than poetry.

She tells her that she needs to take a break from her fast-paced life.
9 A fingerbowl triggers Esther's memory of which character?
Esther's father

Philomena Guinea

Buddy Willard

Joan Giling
10 According to Esther, why is she angry at Buddy Willard?
He slept with a waitress.

He is a hypocrite.

He called her a neurotic.

He dated Joan Giling.
11 What is the significance of the fig tree?
It symbolizes Esther's mental illness.

It symbolizes the forbidden love between Esther and Buddy.

It symbolizes Esther's inability to choose a single path for her future.

It symbolizes Esther's preoccupation with death.
12 Into what two categories does Esther divide people?
People who believe in God and atheists.

People who are honest to others and hypocrites.

People who have had sex and virgins.

People who know what they want and those who do not.
13 Which of the following does Esther not list as a skill that she lacks?
Dancing

Cooking

Driving

Shorthand
14 What gift does Buddy Willard give Esther at the sanatorium?
A bell jar

A book of short stories

An ashtray

A diamond stickpin
15 What reason does Esther give to Buddy Willard for refusing his marriage proposal?
She does not love him.

She is too neurotic.

She cannot marry someone who has had an affair.

She never wants to be married.
16 Which of the following characters does Esther designate a 'woman-hater'?
Marco

Constantin

Buddy

Cal
17 Which of the following is not true about Dodo Conway?
She fascinates Esther.

She spies on Esther.

She is a Catholic.

She has six children.
18 What symptom of her depression worries Esther the most?
Hallucinations

Lack of appetite

Inability to write

Insomnia
19 Which of the following is a possible choice for Esther to do during the summer?
Write a novel.

Read "Finnegans Wake."

Work for Jay Cee.

Take a course at Harvard.
20 Why is Buddy Willard staying in the Adirondacks?
He is a busboy at a hotel.

He contracted TB.

He is doing medical work at a hospital there.

His family has a summer home there.
21 Which of the following methods does Esther not use to attempt suicide?
Razor blades

Jumping out a window

Drowning

Sleeping pills
22 What question does Dr. Gordon ask Esther twice during their sessions?
Do you think about your father very much?

Are you having trouble sleeping?

What do you hope to get out of these sessions?

What college do you attend?
23 What is the reaction of Esther's mother to her refusal to go back for shock treatment?
"I knew you weren't like those people there."

"Whatever makes you happy."

"I never wanted you to have shock treatment in the first place."

"I don't think you're in a position to make decisions for yourself."
24 Why does Esther wish to become a Catholic?
She wants forgiveness.

She wants to believe in something greater than herself.

She believes in the Catholic view of humanity as sinful.

She appreciates their view on human sexuality.
25 According to Esther, what is the kindest way to die?
Sleeping pills

A bullet in the head

Drowning

Burning

to what extent has her attitudes and eventual breakdown been shaped by her society's expectations regarding men and women, sexuality, and relationships? Do you think those expectations have changed since that time?

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What early tensions are revealed about Esther through the contrast between Betty and Doreen?

The narrator of the novel, Esther Greenwood is a scholarship student at a prestigious women's college entering her senior year as the novel begins, and working at an internship for Ladies Day magazine in New York City. However, she faces an...

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I would list it as GradeSaver.

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