This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Bell Jar – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Bell Jar Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is Esther's romantic partner? A) Gladys. B) Buddy Willard. C) Lenny Shepherd. D) Frankie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buddy Willard. 2. What did Doreen do when the visiting celebrities were talking? A) Slept. B) Ignored them. C) Whispered witty remarks to the protagonist. D) Laughed loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whispered witty remarks to the protagonist. 3. Where does the scene takes place? A) In Washington D.C. B) In New York. C) In Boston. D) In Baltimore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In New York. 4. Who is the protagonist in The Bell Jar? A) Buddy Willard. B) Jay Cee. C) Doreen. D) Esther Greenwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Esther Greenwood. 5. 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 her having to tell a doctor her emotions. B) The thought of impoverishing her family with a private hospital. C) The stigma that attaches itself to going to a psychiatrist. D) She just doesn't care enough to take care of herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The thought of impoverishing her family with a private hospital. 6. What disheartens Esther the most about Jay Cee's suggestions for bolstering her career? A) Esther cannot afford to take additional language courses. B) Esther believed that her thesis on Finnegan's Wake was her ticket to getting a job as an editor. 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. 7. 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. 8. What did the Beauty Editor persuade Betsy to do? A) Cut her hair. B) Dye her hair. C) Grow her hair. D) Shave her head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cut her hair. 9. What subject does Esther hate so much that she tricked her way out of? A) Ancient history. B) Chemistry. C) Calculus. D) Fashion history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemistry. 10. Why is Esther in New York? A) She's going to college there. B) She is visiting colleges there to see if she wants to transfer. C) She has an internship at a fashion magazine. D) She is visiting friends who go to college there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has an internship at a fashion magazine. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Where did the protagonist go for the first time in nineteen years? A) New York. B) California. C) Texas. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 14. Who pays for Esther to go to a private mental hospital? A) Esther's father. B) Esther's college friends created a fundraising campaign. C) Esther's mother. D) Philomena Guinea, the sponsor of Esther's college scholarship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philomena Guinea, the sponsor of Esther's college scholarship. 15. What prevents Esther from going skiing again? A) She is scared she will get injured. B) She is scared of the suicidal ideations it gave her. C) Buddy won't let her. D) She broke her leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She broke her leg. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. What does Jay Cee give Esther as she leaves for her lunch date with the two authors? A) Some medication. B) A sealed envelope. C) A stack of manuscripts. D) A new dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stack of manuscripts. 19. 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. 20. 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 sister's best friend. C) His high school sweetheart from home. D) His cousin, who is becoming a nun. 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