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The Bell Jar Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the novel "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath.

A multiple-choice quiz by angelbaby07. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
angelbaby07

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,262

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
697

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This novel is semi-autobiographical.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the main character's name? Hint

Joan

Betsy

Doreen

Esther

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Question 3 of 10

3. Esther kills herself.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is a way Esther tried to take her own life? Hint

she didn't try to kill herself

suffocate herself

strangle herself

hang herself

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Question 5 of 10

5. Esther got accepted into a writing course.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did Joan die? Hint

She hung herself

She overdosed

She didn't

She drowned

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Question 7 of 10

7. Esther and Buddy got married.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which doctor did Esther see first? Hint

Doctor Gordon

Doctor Smith

Doctor Nelson

Doctor Martain

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the occupation of Irwin, the guy Esther lost her virginity to? Hint

doctor

mathematics professor

engineer

lawyer

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to the girls at the hotel when they all got sick? Hint

pneumonia

food poisoning

'flu

cold

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This novel is semi-autobiographical.

Answer: True

She used a fake name for publication.

2. What is the main character's name?

Answer: Esther

Doreen and Betsy were her friends when she went to the "Ladies' Day" convention. Joan was her friend when she was in the mental hospital.

3. Esther kills herself.

Answer: False

She tried to kill herself and nearly succeeded!

4. Which of the following is a way Esther tried to take her own life?

Answer: hang herself

She tried to hang herself but couldn't find anything to try the rope onto.

5. Esther got accepted into a writing course.

Answer: False

This is what led to her madness.

6. How did Joan die?

Answer: She hung herself

It seemed like she was recovering, but sadly, she didn't.

7. Esther and Buddy got married.

Answer: False

He asked her, but she refused.

8. Which doctor did Esther see first?

Answer: Doctor Gordon

Esther despised him after he gave her shock treatments.

9. What was the occupation of Irwin, the guy Esther lost her virginity to?

Answer: mathematics professor

Buddy was the one who was studying to become a doctor.

10. What happened to the girls at the hotel when they all got sick?

Answer: food poisoning

Everyone except Doreen gets sick.

Source: Author angelbaby07

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