Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elizabeth Wurtzel
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Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elizabeth's dad disappears at the end of her _______ year.
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

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

3. What does Elizabeth long to become?
(a) The old Lizzy.
(b) A musician.
(c) Multi-lingual.
(d) A little girl.

4. What does Elizabeth call Dr. Ira's office?
(a) High Times.
(b) Heaven.
(c) the Fifth Avenue Crack House.
(d) the Best Place for Drugs and Advice.

5. 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.

6. What does Elizabeth think every time she thinks about her father?
(a) I want to kill you.
(b) I want a new life.
(c) I want to live with you.
(d) I want to do drugs.

7. 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 doesn't pay their bills and they fire him.
(d) He thinks all of them are idiots.

8. Where does Elizabeth's mom go for three weeks when Elizabeth is three years old?
(a) To Poland.
(b) To the Caribbean.
(c) To Israel.
(d) To California.

9. What is the name of Elizabeth's cousin who she will later learn has the same kind of mental illness?
(a) Paris.
(b) Irv.
(c) Pamela.
(d) Stephanie.

10. How does Elizabeth's mother see Oliver North?
(a) As a loser.
(b) As a terrorist.
(c) As a misguided fanatic.
(d) As a hero.

11. What is the secret life that Elizabeth has that her mother doesn't know about?
(a) She has a boyfriend and goes to his house all day instead of school.
(b) She is a drug addict to prescription pills.
(c) She skips school all day often.
(d) She is writing a novel.

12. What is the name of Elizabeth's friend at camp that she tries to explain her depression to?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Lisbona.
(c) Paris.
(d) Eppeline.

13. Which book does Elizabeth call a "trippy epic full of Sirens and Lotus-Eaters"?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) The Illiad.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) The Jabberwoky.

14. When Elizabeth calls her father this time, what topic does she bring up right away?
(a) His leaving New York without saying goodbye.
(b) Paying for her psychologist.
(c) His new wife.
(d) His own depression.

15. How does Elizabeth get out of her exam?
(a) She writes a long essay instead of taking the exam.
(b) She contacts her teacher and convinces him she doesn't need to take it.
(c) She quits the class.
(d) She pleads mental problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Elizabeth when her parents get divorced?

2. Which of these is NOT a way that Elizabeth imagines dying?

3. How does Mr. Grubman, the strange science teacher, dress?

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

5. When Elizabeth is on the floor of the bathroom, what illegal drug is she currently on?

(see the answer keys)

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