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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what holiday does Elizabeth gets chased by her current best friend?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Day of the Dead.
(d) Valentine's Day.

3. 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.

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

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

6. Where do Elizabeth and her mother cruise to after she and her boyfriend break up?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) The Caribbean.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) The Mediterranean.

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

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

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

10. What book is the quote from?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) The Bell Jar.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

11. Where do Elizabeth and her mother move to?
(a) California.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) New Jersey.

12. How does Mr. Grubman, the strange science teacher, dress?
(a) Like a prepster.
(b) Like a beatnik.
(c) Like a hobo.
(d) Like a superhero.

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

14. Which of these things does Elizabeth NOT wish to be instead of depression?
(a) Any real ailment.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A cokehead.
(d) A junkie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elizabeth born in the middle of?

2. After the divorce, who gets full custody of Elizabeth?

3. What does Elizabeth not plan to do after she finds more coke?

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

5. What is Elizabeth's new favorite drug while in Harvard?

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