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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Happy Pills.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of these drugs is not part of Elizabeth's usual cocktail to fight depression?
(a) Prozac.
(b) Ambien.
(c) desipramine.
(d) lithium.

2. Elizabeth asks if depression is _________
(a) animal, vegetable or mineral?
(b) a joke?
(c) worth it?
(d) in her head?

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

4. How does Elizabeth describe her depression when she is at Harvard?
(a) A black diamond.
(b) A black wave.
(c) A dying sunflower.
(d) A black cloud.

5. Where does Elizabeth get mugged?
(a) On the bus to school.
(b) At school.
(c) Walking to the subway.
(d) At McDonald's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book is the quote from?

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

4. Which book does Elizabeth call a "trippy epic full of Sirens and Lotus-Eaters"?

5. Why won't her father pay her medical bills?

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