The Bell Jar (1963) by Sylvia Plath
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To what does the title of The Bell Jar refer?
29The jar contains the sleeping pills with which Esther tries to kill herself
The jars contain fetuses at Buddy Willard’s medical school
The private mental hospital where Esther resides
Esther’s feeling that her madness distorts and separates her from the outside world
- Q1
To what does the title of The Bell Jar refer?
The jar contains the sleeping pills with which Esther tries to kill herself
The jars contain fetuses at Buddy Willard’s medical school
The private mental hospital where Esther resides
Esther’s feeling that her madness distorts and separates her from the outside world
30s - Q2
Which of the following is NOT a method of suicide tried by Esther?
Shooting
Hanging
Drowning
Overdosing on pills
30s - Q3
Dr. Gordon treats Esther by giving her ……….
Lobotomy
Morphine
Hypnosis
Electroshock treatment
30s - Q4
What disappointment greets Esther when she returns to suburban Boston?
Buddy Willard is engaged to a nurse
Her room as been rented to a boarder
She has been rejected from a summer writing course
Her brother has not come back home, as she had hoped
30s - Q5
Esther's experience is with..........
Insomnia
Manic depression
Suicidal depression
Obsessive compulsive disorder
30s - Q6
What are the themes of the novel The Bell Jar?
Love and Family
Gender and Integrity
Gender, Identity, Birth and Death
Gender and Identity
30s - Q7
When was Sylvia Plath born?
1932
1933
1935
1934
30s - Q8
How old was she when Sylvia Plath published her first poem?
8
10
7
9
30s - Q9
What is Plath’s inspiration?
Her husband
Her happiness
Her own depression
30s - Q10
How many main themes are there in Sylvia Plath’s work ?
6
8
10
7
30s - Q11
Which is NOT a topic that Plath often wrote about?
Insanity
Suicide
Marriage
30s - Q12
How many children did Plath and her husband have?
5
2
1
3
30s - Q13
What is the name of the prize for Poetry that “The collected Poems” received?
America Award
Pulitzer Prize
Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
Nobel Prize in Literature
30s
