The Bell Jar Chapters 13-16

Why doesn’t Esther like the idea of committing suicide with a gun?

• she doesn't want to put her family through that

• she doesn't know where she'd get a gun

• it is an overtly male way to do it

• it is too violent

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Esther plans on swimming so far that she tires and drowns. What stops her?

• it reminds her of the warm bath and calms her

• she realizes she doesn't want to make it difficult to recover her body

• a voice saying "I am, I am, I am"

• the lifeguard tells her to come back in

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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?

• the thought of her having to tell a doctor her emotions

• the thought of impoverishing her family with a private hospital

• the stigma that attaches itself to going to a psychiatrist

• she just doesn't care enough to take care of herself

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What is Esther’s mother’s advice on how to get out of this depressive state?

• to continue like nothing is happening until it goes away

• to take anti-depressants

• to take a warm bath

• to care and think of others

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How does Esther attempt suicide at the end of Chapter 13?

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What allows Esther to feel emotion for the first time in months?

• talking to her brother about everything

• talking to her mother about everything

• visiting her father's grave

• reading a book

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Esther considers becoming a Catholic. Why?

• Thinking they can talk her out of suicide and let her become a nun

• Because she needs to have faith supporting her

• Because she misses her relationship with God

• She misses the relationships she had when she was Catholic

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What does Esther decide to do about her mother’s advice?

• volunteer at a local hospital

• ignore her advice

• to volunteer at a homeless shelter

• to move back to college

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Where does Esther wake up after her suicide attempt?

• in the bathtub

• in a hospital

• in her bedroom

• in her mom's room

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Who pays for Esther to go to a private mental hospital?

• Esther's father

• Esther's college friends created a fundraising campaign

• Esther's mother

• Philomena Guinea, the sponsor of Esther’s college scholarship