The Bell Jar Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz

Who calls Esther early the morning after she became sick with food poisoning?

• Doreen

• Constantin

• Her mother

• Jay Cee

What faux pas does Esther make with the bellman when she first arrives at the Amazon?

• She ignores him because she is too busy looking out the window

• She does not not tip him because she doesn't know she is supposed to

• She insults his uniform

• She fails to thank him for carrying her bag to her room

Why is Esther disturbed by Buddy's view of poetry?

• She believes that poetry is more important than cadavers

• It demonstrates his ignorance

• It shows that he never read the poems she wrote for him

• She is a literature major and a writer

Where do Buddy and Esther go after the Yale Junior Prom?

• Back to Esther's college

• To Buddy's fraternity house

• a bar

• To a hill behind the chemistry lab

How often does Buddy commit to seeing Esther once they begin dating?

• Every other weekend

• Every weekend

• Once a month

• Every third weekend

How does Esther know Buddy? a. b. c. d.

• Their mothers are friends and they attend the same church

• They attended the same boarding school

• They attend the same college

• They met at a party

Why does Esther take her history book with her when she receives the phone call that Buddy is at her dorm?

• She does not know who is there to visit and wants to be able to go to the library if the boy is horrific

• She does not know who is there to visit and plans to read her history book if he is boring

• She wants Buddy to see that she is a studious person

• She plans to stop by the library after talking with Buddy

What does Esther do to offend the driver of the first cab she rides in?

• She fails to tip him because she does not understand she needs to tip service people

• She criticizes his erratic driving

• She vomits in his cab

• She tips him well below the standard rate

Why has a medical student been assigned to deliver the woman's baby on the day Esther and Buddy visit the hospital?

• Delivering eight babies is a medical school requirement

• Delivering a baby is a medical school requirement

• The doctor assigned to the woman is attending to another birth

• The doctor on call is stuck in traffic

What does Buddy tell Esther she should get used to seeing?

• Cadavers

• Women giving birth

• His dorm room

• Him naked