Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Elizabeth Wurtzel
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Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Elizabeth Wurtzel
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Secret Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elizabeth describes depression as an "absence" of many things; which one of these is not one of the absences she mentions?
(a) Absence of faith.
(b) Absence of feeling.
(c) Absence of interest.
(d) Absence of response.

2. How old is Elizabeth when her parents get divorced?
(a) Two.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

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

4. What is Elizabeth convinced she will have because of taking Prozac?
(a) A lowered sex drive.
(b) Heightened sensations.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Inoperable brain cancer.

5. Which college did Elizabeth's mother attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Cornell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elizabeth's mother see Oliver North?

2. Where is the first time Elizabeth takes an overdose?

3. What does Elizabeth long to become?

4. How does Elizabeth feel about going to see Dr. Isaac twice a week?

5. What is the biggest advantage to seeing Dr. Isaac?

(see the answer key)

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