This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Novels > The Bell Jar – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Bell Jar Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Esther do while Mr Manzi is lecturing in chemistry class? A) She completes her Shakespeare class assignments. B) She writes down the formulas he writes on the board. C) She daydreams. D) She pretends to be writing down the formulas he writes on the board. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She writes down the formulas he writes on the board. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. What is the name of the narrator's boss? A) Doreen. B) Betty. C) Jay Cee. D) Katy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jay Cee. 5. What was unique about Doreen's appearance? A) Black hair. B) Blue eyes. C) Brown eyes. D) Blonde hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blonde hair. 6. How does Buddy propose to Esther? A) "How would you like to be Mrs. Buddy Willard?". B) "Will you please marry me?". C) "Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?". D) "Esther, please say yes.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "How would you like to be Mrs. Buddy Willard?". 7. Who does Esther meet after her appointment with Dr. Gordon? A) Mrs. Willard. B) Buddy Willard. C) A sailor. D) Another psychiatrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sailor. 8. What does Esther often do when she introduces herself to people? A) She gives them a fake name. B) She gives them her number immediately. C) Repeats their name in her head so she doesn't forget. D) She asks them what their name means. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She gives them a fake name. 9. 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". 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. Who is the editor of Ladies' Day magazine? A) Jay Cee. B) Esther's Mother. C) Mr. man. D) Philomena Guinea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jay Cee. 14. What made Joan (Esther's old friend) want to check into that specific hospital? A) She didn't choose, she was checked in against her will. B) She heard that the hospital was good. C) She read about Esther in the newspaper. D) She knew that Dr. Nolan was a good psychiatrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She read about Esther in the newspaper. 15. 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. 16. What is Esther's boss's name? A) Betsy. B) Elly. C) Jay Cee. D) Doreen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jay Cee. 17. What activity relaxes Esther no matter how badly she is feeling? A) A run. B) A walk in the park. C) A hot bath. D) A cocktail at the bar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hot bath. 18. 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. 19. What is Esther's alias used in New York City? A) Will. B) Joan Gilling. C) Hilda. D) Elly Higginbottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elly Higginbottom. 20. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Bell Jar Quiz 1The Bell Jar Quiz 2The Bell Jar Quiz 4The Bell Jar Quiz 5The Bell Jar Quiz 6Frankenstein Mary Shelley QuizThe Awakening QuizThe Color Purple QuizThe Great Gatsby QuizThe Handmaid'S Tale QuizThe Invisible Man QuizThe Mill On The Floss QuizThe Namesake QuizThe Victorian Novel Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books