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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Elizabeth's dad tell her before he disappears without a trace?

2. What does Elizabeth threaten she will do while at summer camp?

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

4. What does Elizabeth think every time she thinks about her father?

5. Elizabeth's dad disappears at the end of her _______ year.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the mood of Elizabeth and her mother on their way to Harvard.

2. What is Graves' disease?

3. Why does Elizabeth start to cut herself?

4. Why does Elizabeth say that she never had to worry about a crash landing?

5. What are some of the things that Elizabeth and her father do together before he leaves?

6. Describe the guys that Elizabeth and her friends take up with?

7. What does Elizabeth consider her father's first and last act of paternal authority?

8. What does Elizabeth finally become resigned to?

9. How does Elizabeth feel when she gets on the phone with her father and what do they argue about?

10. How does Elizabeth end up on the bathroom floor covered in black chiffon sobbing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe Elizabeth uses hyperbole in her novel? Why or why not? Use three specific examples from the novel to support your theory. What impact does this have for the reader of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Do you believe Wurtzel's parents' divorce played a role in her depression? Do you think she would have been depressed if they had stayed together? Did their treatment of each other affect her and consequently her depression during her adolescent years? How so? Use specific examples to demonstrate how you believe the divorce did or did not affect her mental health.

Essay Topic 3

How do Elizabeth's friend react to her suicide attempt? Is this a normal response? Give the reactions of two of her friends and analyze their reactions to Elizabeth's suicide attempt.

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