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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Elizabeth's new boyfriend after her father leaves?
(a) Zacharias.
(b) Lyle.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Zachary.

2. Elizabeth's dad disappears at the end of her _______ year.
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Junior.

3. Why won't her father pay her medical bills?
(a) He doesn't have the money.
(b) He doesn't believe she is sick.
(c) He doesn't like her psychologist.
(d) It's her mother's responsibility according the divorce agreement.

4. How does Elizabeth's mother treat her?
(a) Like a drug addict.
(b) Like a deranged lunatic.
(c) Like a normal kid.
(d) Like she's not even there.

5. How does Elizabeth feel about going to see Dr. Isaac twice a week?
(a) She sneaks out and goes somewhere else instead.
(b) She likes it fine.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) She hates and resents it.

6. What quote does Elizabeth use to describe how depression hits her?
(a) "It hits you like an out of control racecar."
(b) "It just happened out of the blue."
(c) "You wake up one day a different person."
(d) "Gradually and then suddenly."

7. Why does Elizabeth have to leave the party in the beginning?
(a) Her mother needs her at home immediately.
(b) They run out of alcohol much earlier than expected.
(c) Her cat gets out of the house.
(d) She is called into work unexpectedly.

8. What disease does Elizabeth fear the lithium will give her?
(a) Hodgkins disease.
(b) Graves' disease.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Lou Gehrig's disease.

9. Where does Elizabeth end up when the coke wears off?
(a) On the fire escape landing, refusing to come inside.
(b) Sitting under a cold shower, screaming and crying.
(c) On the bathroom floor covered in black chiffon.
(d) Pounding on the door of her ex-boyfriend's apartment.

10. After the divorce, who gets full custody of Elizabeth?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

11. What does Elizabeth's mother attribute her recent changes to?
(a) Her father leaving.
(b) Menstrual blood.
(c) Her mother's new marriage.
(d) Her new sibling.

12. Which of these things does Elizabeth NOT wish to be instead of depression?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A cokehead.
(c) A junkie.
(d) Any real ailment.

13. How frequently does Elizabeth hear from her father now?
(a) Never.
(b) Every six months.
(c) Once in awhile.
(d) Every other week.

14. Why does Elizabeth's dad have so many lawyers?
(a) He doesn't pay their bills and they fire him.
(b) He thinks all of them are idiots.
(c) They are all friends with Elizabeth's mom.
(d) No lawyer think he has a legitimate case.

15. What does Elizabeth say Harvard is full of?
(a) Brainaics.
(b) Nut cases.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Losers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of these is NOT something Dr. Isaac says to Elizabeth?

2. What is Elizabeth convinced she will have because of taking Prozac?

3. What does Elizabeth have to give up in order to be "shipped to camp" that summer?

4. What is the secret life that Elizabeth has that her mother doesn't know about?

5. How does Mr. Grubman, the strange science teacher, dress?

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