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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advice does Elizabeth's dad tell her before he disappears without a trace?
(a) Stay away from relationships.
(b) Be careful of your heart.
(c) Live, love and laugh often.
(d) Live boldly.

3. How old is Elizabeth when her parents get divorced?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eleven.

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

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

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

7. What is Elizabeth convinced she will have because of taking Prozac?
(a) Inoperable brain cancer.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Heightened sensations.
(d) A lowered sex drive.

8. What is Ruby chasing Elizabeth with?
(a) An unsheathed pocketknife.
(b) An unloaded gun.
(c) A fake sword.
(d) A stereo system.

9. What is the name of Elizabeth's new boyfriend after her father leaves?
(a) Zacharias.
(b) Zachary.
(c) Lyle.
(d) Samuel.

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

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

12. 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.

13. What is Paris's reaction to Elizabeth rant about what it feels like to be depressed?
(a) She tells her she's being selfish and ignores her for the rest of the time at camp.
(b) She puts her arms around her and hugs her.
(c) She yells that she's crazy and runs away.
(d) She walks away and tells their counselor.

14. Which one of these is NOT something Dr. Isaac says to Elizabeth?
(a) You are too young to feel all of this misery.
(b) You have a split foundation.
(c) You're very precocious and sensible.
(d) You are a fragmented person.

15. What disease does Elizabeth fear the lithium will give her?
(a) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(b) Graves' disease.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Hodgkins disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What designer makes the dress that Elizabeth purchases to fit in?

2. Why can Elizabeth not see Dr. Saltenstahl?

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

4. What was Elizabeth born in the middle of?

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

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