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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elizabeth react to her mother's outrage?
(a) She hangs up on her.
(b) She wonders who died and left her in charge.
(c) She packs her bags to go on a cross-country road trip.
(d) She calls her father and says she's living with him for awhile.

2. How old is Elizabeth when she starts to spend time with Abel?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fourteen.

3. What did Elizabeth's mother go to Cornell to become?
(a) A marine biologist.
(b) A reverend.
(c) An architect.
(d) An engineer.

4. Why can Elizabeth not see Dr. Saltenstahl?
(a) She doesn't believe Elizabeth can pay her bills on time.
(b) Dr. Saltenstahl is overbooked at Harvard and her private practice.
(c) She doesn't believe Elizabeth is sick enough to need her services.
(d) Elizabeth wants someone to give her drugs and Dr. Saltenstahl will not give her any.

5. What does Elizabeth's mom say she wants to do when she finds the pills in the drawer?
(a) Throw Elizabeth out.
(b) Put her in a mental hospital.
(c) Make her take a pregnancy test.
(d) Commit suicide.

6. Where does Elizabeth's father move to after disappearing from New York?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

7. How does Elizabeth describe her depression?
(a) The black wave.
(b) Doom and despair.
(c) The black cloud.
(d) A living nightmare.

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

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

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

11. What does Elizabeth threaten she will do while at summer camp?
(a) Get pregnant with his child.
(b) Take a drug overdose.
(c) Accuse him of child molestation.
(d) Commit suicide.

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

13. What is the biggest advantage to seeing Dr. Isaac?
(a) He lets her skip school by writing her a doctor's note.
(b) He gives her drugs.
(c) He gets her away from her mother for a little while.
(d) Elizabeth can leave school early; she hates school.

14. What is Elizabeth's new favorite drug while in Harvard?
(a) Prozac.
(b) Ectasy.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Pot.

15. Why are Elizabeth's parents suddenly talking again when she is in the eighth grade?
(a) They have to decide what to do with her.
(b) They have decided to try their relationship again.
(c) They are arguing about a financial investment.
(d) Her mother wants more alimony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which concert do Elizabeth and her new boyfriend attend together?

2. How does Elizabeth's mother treat her?

3. Where do Elizabeth and her mother cruise to after she and her boyfriend break up?

4. When Elizabeth calls her father this time, what topic does she bring up right away?

5. Which soap opera does Elizabeth watch constantly while at her aunt's house?

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