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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elizabeth's mom find when she puts a ruler away that she's found?
(a) Ortho-Novum birth control pills.
(b) Illegal drugs.
(c) Pot.
(d) Bottles of alcohol.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Elizabeth describes depression as an "absence" of many things; which one of these is not one of the absences she mentions?
(a) Absence of feeling.
(b) Absence of interest.
(c) Absence of response.
(d) Absence of faith.

8. How does Elizabeth feel about going to see Dr. Isaac twice a week?
(a) She likes it fine.
(b) She sneaks out and goes somewhere else instead.
(c) She hates and resents it.
(d) She doesn't care.

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

10. 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 do drugs.
(d) I want to live with you.

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

12. Where does Elizabeth go after Ruby catches her?
(a) Back to New York to see her mother.
(b) The Mental Health facilities at the University Hospital.
(c) To a hotel room for the night.
(d) Straight to the library to hide in a cubicle.

13. What does Elizabeth think is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for her?
(a) Dr. King gets her bills paid without needing her involvement.
(b) Dr. King gets her a private room in the infirmary.
(c) Dr. King agrees to let her skip a semester of classes.
(d) Dr. King agrees to not contact her parents.

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

15. When Elizabeth is on the floor of the bathroom, what illegal drug is she currently on?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Coke.
(c) Meth.
(d) Ectasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mental health facility called at Harvard?

2. What does Elizabeth's mom say she wants to do when she finds the pills in the drawer?

3. Where does Elizabeth hang out the entire time she is at summer camp?

4. Where is the first time Elizabeth takes an overdose?

5. Elizabeth asks if depression is _________

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