This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Novels > The Bell Jar – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Bell Jar Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Doreen say about the college girls' pocketbook covers? A) They matched their dresses. B) They were blue. C) They were transparent. D) They were made of leather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They matched their dresses. 2. What does Esther tell her doctor about her mom? A) That she hates her mom. B) That her mom means well, but she's doing too much harm. C) That she loves her mom and doesn't want her to be disappointed. D) That she thinks her mom is so strong for raising everyone alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she hates her mom. 3. What is Esther's new doctor's name? A) Dr. Burgoss. B) Dr. Cipola. C) Dr. Nolan. D) Dr. Drier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Nolan. 4. Describe why Joan's first psychiatric appointment was somewhat traumatic A) She was forced to relive trauma. B) She had to tell her mother she was sorry for acting depressed. C) Students observed her session. D) The doctor told her she was crazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students observed her session. 5. What things make Esther irrationally angry about her psychiatrist? A) Him mentioning how pretty the girls at college were. B) The clothes that he wears. C) The way he talks. D) The picture of his family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The picture of his family. 6. What course does Esther convince her college dean to exempt her from taking? A) Botany. B) Shakespeare. C) Physics. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemistry. 7. What sorts of foods does Esther say she likes the best? A) Any dish with avocado in it. B) Any dish that has caviar in it. C) French fries, cheeseburgers and frappes from Howard Johnson's. D) Rich creamy foods that feature butter and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rich creamy foods that feature butter and cheese. 8. What does Esther decide to do about her mother's advice? A) Volunteer at a local hospital. B) Ignore her advice. C) To move back to college. D) To volunteer at a homeless shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volunteer at a local hospital. 9. What does Esther do with the roses her mother gives her for her bday A) She forgets to water them and lets them die. B) Throws them away. C) Puts them in the lobby for everyone to see. D) Dries them out and saves them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throws them away. 10. What can't Esther stop thinking about throughout her days? A) Her boyfriend from home. B) The electrocution of the Rosenbergs. C) Her grandfather's cooking. D) The stress of her coursework at school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The electrocution of the Rosenbergs. 11. What is the name of the hotel the narrator stays in? A) The Rosenbergs. B) The Madison. C) The Amazon. D) The Gibbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Amazon. 12. What does Dr. Gordon suggests Esther's mother as treatment? A) Time outdoors. B) Medicine. C) A camping retreat. D) Shock treatments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shock treatments. 13. Who is Buddy's mother? A) Betsy. B) Mrs. Willard. C) Joan Gilling. D) Esther's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Willard. 14. Who introduces Esther to gourmet foods? A) Esther's Mother. B) Mr. man. C) Esther's Grandfather. D) Philomena Guinea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Esther's Grandfather. 15. What colour is Doreen's hair? A) Red. B) Brown. C) Blonde. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White. 16. What is Esther's response to this proposal of marriage? A) She says yes, even though she knows she won't ever do it. B) She says yes happily. C) She slaps him. D) She tells him she will never marry and he laughs at her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She tells him she will never marry and he laughs at her. 17. What does Esther say about her future that surprises her in Chapter 3? A) That she truly doesn't know what she wants to do with her life. B) That she wants to continue living in NYC. C) That she wants to continue working for the fashion magazine after graduation. D) That she wants to speak German. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she truly doesn't know what she wants to do with her life. 18. Which character tragically ends her life? A) Elly Higginbottom. B) Joan Gilling. C) Will. D) Hilda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joan Gilling. 19. How does Ladies' Day determine what causes the girls' sickness? A) They test the leftover food from the luncheon. B) They test vomit collected by the Amazon staff. C) They test the ingredients used to make the lunch. D) They test the contents of one of the girl's stomachs after it is pumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They test the leftover food from the luncheon. 20. Who is Esther's romantic partner? A) Lenny Shepherd. B) Frankie. C) Gladys. D) Buddy Willard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buddy Willard. 21. What did Doreen do when the visiting celebrities were talking? A) Slept. B) Laughed loudly. C) Ignored them. D) Whispered witty remarks to the protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whispered witty remarks to the protagonist. 22. Where does the scene takes place? A) In Baltimore. B) In New York. C) In Washington D.C. D) In Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In New York. 23. Who is the protagonist in The Bell Jar? A) Jay Cee. B) Doreen. C) Esther Greenwood. D) Buddy Willard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Esther Greenwood. 24. Esther has suicidal ideations all morning before going to the beach. She considers going to the doctor. What prevents her from going to the doctor? A) The thought of impoverishing her family with a private hospital. B) She just doesn't care enough to take care of herself. C) The thought of her having to tell a doctor her emotions. D) The stigma that attaches itself to going to a psychiatrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The thought of impoverishing her family with a private hospital. 25. What disheartens Esther the most about Jay Cee's suggestions for bolstering her career? A) Esther believed that her thesis on Finnegan's Wake was her ticket to getting a job as an editor. B) Esther cannot afford to take additional language courses. C) Esther has no room in her senior schedule to take language courses. D) Esther believed she was a strong writer, but Jay Cee tells her she is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Esther has no room in her senior schedule to take language courses. 26. Why doesn't Esther attend the fur show? A) She has no interest in furs. B) Esther and Doreen go to Coney Island with Lenny. C) Jay Cee asks her to come into the office. D) She is attending the Ladies' Day luncheon when the fur show is going on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jay Cee asks her to come into the office. 27. What did the Beauty Editor persuade Betsy to do? A) Cut her hair. B) Shave her head. C) Dye her hair. D) Grow her hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cut her hair. 28. What subject does Esther hate so much that she tricked her way out of? A) Chemistry. B) Ancient history. C) Fashion history. D) Calculus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemistry. 29. Why is Esther in New York? A) She has an internship at a fashion magazine. B) She is visiting colleges there to see if she wants to transfer. C) She's going to college there. D) She is visiting friends who go to college there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She has an internship at a fashion magazine. 30. How does Esther respond to Buddy's news? A) She writes that she will marry him because she doesn't want to lose him. B) She tells him she's engaged and never wants to see him again. C) She writes that she is pregnant. D) She says she is very unsure of everything at this point in her life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She tells him she's engaged and never wants to see him again. 31. What are the contents of Buddy's letter to Esther? A) He's falling in love with a nurse, but would reconsider if Esther visited. B) He doesn't want to love anyone else and is pleading for Esther to visit. C) He is dying and wants to marry Esther before he does. D) He found out about her date with Marco and is calling off the courtship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's falling in love with a nurse, but would reconsider if Esther visited. 32. Where did the protagonist go for the first time in nineteen years? A) California. B) New York. C) Texas. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York. 33. Who pays for Esther to go to a private mental hospital? A) Esther's father. B) Esther's mother. C) Philomena Guinea, the sponsor of Esther's college scholarship. D) Esther's college friends created a fundraising campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philomena Guinea, the sponsor of Esther's college scholarship. 34. What prevents Esther from going skiing again? A) She broke her leg. B) She is scared she will get injured. C) She is scared of the suicidal ideations it gave her. D) Buddy won't let her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She broke her leg. 35. What does Esther decide to do about Doreen? A) Start acting just like her. B) Stop hanging out with her completely because she's a bad influence. C) Keep spending time with her, but deep down distance herself. D) Keep spending time with her and try and change her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep spending time with her, but deep down distance herself. 36. Why does Esther leave the movie premiere? A) She wants to see Doreen as soon as she comes back from Coney Island. B) She does not like the movie. C) She is tired and wants to go to sleep. D) She feels nauseous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She feels nauseous. 37. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors? A) A sealed envelope. B) Some medication. C) A new dress. D) A stack of manuscripts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A stack of manuscripts. 38. Who is a girl from Esther's hometown who tragically ends her life? A) Joan Gilling. B) Elly Higginbottom. C) Hilda. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joan Gilling. 39. Lots of sus stuff going on with Marco and Esther ..... Esther angers him by asking him who he truly loves. Who does Marco truly love? A) He says he is incapable of love. B) His high school sweetheart from home. C) His sister's best friend. D) His cousin, who is becoming a nun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His cousin, who is becoming a nun. 40. What does Esther do while Mr Manzi is lecturing in chemistry class? A) She daydreams. B) She pretends to be writing down the formulas he writes on the board. C) She writes down the formulas he writes on the board. D) She completes her Shakespeare class assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She writes down the formulas he writes on the board. 41. What allows Esther to feel emotion for the first time in months? A) Talking to her brother about everything. B) Talking to her mother about everything. C) Visiting her father's grave. D) Reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visiting her father's grave. 42. Where does Esther's passion for fine food come from? A) Her mom, who is a chef. B) Her sister, who is a culinary arts student. C) Watching cooking shows on tv at home. D) Her grandfather, who is a waiter at a country club. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her grandfather, who is a waiter at a country club. 43. What is the name of the narrator's boss? A) Betty. B) Jay Cee. C) Katy. D) Doreen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jay Cee. 44. What was unique about Doreen's appearance? A) Black hair. B) Blonde hair. C) Blue eyes. D) Brown eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blonde hair. 45. How does Buddy propose to Esther? A) "How would you like to be Mrs. Buddy Willard?". B) "Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?". C) "Esther, please say yes.". D) "Will you please marry me?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "How would you like to be Mrs. Buddy Willard?". 46. Who does Esther meet after her appointment with Dr. Gordon? A) Another psychiatrist. B) Mrs. Willard. C) A sailor. D) Buddy Willard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sailor. 47. What does Esther often do when she introduces herself to people? A) She gives them her number immediately. B) She gives them a fake name. C) Repeats their name in her head so she doesn't forget. D) She asks them what their name means. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She gives them a fake name. 48. Esther plans on swimming so far that she tires and drowns. What stops her? A) It reminds her of the warm bath and calms her. B) She realizes she doesn't want to make it difficult to recover her body. C) A voice saying "I am, I am, I am". D) The lifeguard tells her to come back in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A voice saying "I am, I am, I am". 49. Esther considers becoming a Catholic. Why? A) Thinking they can talk her out of suicide and let her become a nun. B) Because she needs to have faith supporting her. C) Because she misses her relationship with God. D) She misses the relationships she had when she was Catholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking they can talk her out of suicide and let her become a nun. 50. Where do we leave Esther in this reading? A) Crying and calling home. B) Beating Marco up. C) Throwing her clothes from her apartment. D) Calling the police on Marco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throwing her clothes from her apartment. 51. Why is Esther's mother disappointed? A) Because it was mostly her who caused this depression. B) Because Dr. Gordon wants her to return and he charges a lot. C) Because Esther didn't get into college. D) Because Esther let all of her friendships end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Dr. Gordon wants her to return and he charges a lot. 52. Who is the editor of Ladies' Day magazine? A) Philomena Guinea. B) Esther's Mother. C) Jay Cee. D) Mr. man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jay Cee. 53. What made Joan (Esther's old friend) want to check into that specific hospital? A) She knew that Dr. Nolan was a good psychiatrist. B) She didn't choose, she was checked in against her will. C) She heard that the hospital was good. D) She read about Esther in the newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She read about Esther in the newspaper. 54. What did the articles inspire Joan to do? A) Go to NY and commit suicide. B) Go get help. C) Run away to the West Coast. D) Check herself into a hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go to NY and commit suicide. 55. What is Esther's boss's name? A) Jay Cee. B) Betsy. C) Doreen. D) Elly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jay Cee. 56. What activity relaxes Esther no matter how badly she is feeling? A) A run. B) A cocktail at the bar. C) A walk in the park. D) A hot bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A hot bath. 57. How have Esther's plans changed? A) She wants to study shorthand like her mother asked her to. B) She will be moving back to NYC because she misses it. C) She will not be living with her friend in the writer's program. D) She doesn't want to be a writer anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She will not be living with her friend in the writer's program. 58. What is Esther's alias used in New York City? A) Hilda. B) Will. C) Elly Higginbottom. D) Joan Gilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elly Higginbottom. 59. What surprises Esther about her new psychiatrist? A) That she is the same age as Esther. B) That is he very handsome. C) That she is a woman. D) That he just listens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she is a woman. 60. How does Esther feel after shock treatment? A) No different than before. B) She feels cured. C) She feels slightly more optimistic. D) Awful. she is done with Dr. Gordon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Awful. she is done with Dr. Gordon. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Bell Jar Quiz 2Frankenstein Mary Shelley QuizThe Awakening QuizThe Color Purple QuizThe Great Gatsby QuizThe Handmaid'S Tale QuizThe Invisible Man QuizThe Mill On The Floss Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books