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

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

Elizabeth Wurtzel
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Love Kills.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who or what starts to give Elizabeth her first feelings of pleasure in a long time?
(a) Abel, her friend's older brother.
(b) Bruce Springsteen.
(c) The cocktail of drugs she's taking.
(d) The ride on the subway train in the middle of the night.

4. Which one of these things is not one of the things that drives someone to depression, according to Elizabeth?
(a) Money.
(b) Drugs
(c) Divorce
(d) Death

5. Which one of these family members did not have problems with their mental health?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of these drugs is not part of Elizabeth's usual cocktail to fight depression?

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

4. What is Paris's reaction to Elizabeth rant about what it feels like to be depressed?

5. Who calls Elizabeth while she is at her aunt's house?

(see the answer key)

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