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

Elizabeth Wurtzel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America Test | Final 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. What does Elizabeth think stops her from being perfectly happy in Dallas?
(a) Not having a car.
(b) The silicone brothers and sisters everywhere.
(c) The lack of a counterculture.
(d) Being so far away from her mother.

2. Where is she dropped off after the break up?
(a) A rental car agency.
(b) Their mutual friend Jim's apartment.
(c) The bus station.
(d) The airport.

3. According to Elizabeth, her roommate Samantha is a certain kind of "fucked up" -- what is her ailment?
(a) She cares too much about fashion.
(b) She only dates rich men.
(c) She cries all the time.
(d) She is a Woman with a Purpose.

4. What does Elizabeth say madness is really like?
(a) Pure dullness, tedium straight up.
(b) A wild roller coaster with no end in sight.
(c) Gorgeous, celebral craziness.
(d) A long road to nowhere in particular.

5. What reruns does Elizabeth watch late at night?
(a) Green Acres.
(b) The Jeffersons.
(c) Mary Tyler Moore.
(d) Mr. Ed.

6. Which drug does Dr. Sterling give her for her anxiety while at Stillman?
(a) Xanax.
(b) Halcion.
(c) Prozac.
(d) Lithium.

7. What is Rafe's profession?
(a) He is a playwright.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He is a student.
(d) He is an actor.

8. Where does Rafe plan to return after his graduation?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detriot.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) New York.

9. What job does Elizabeth take at night while in Harvard?
(a) Writing music reviews for the Harvard newspaper.
(b) Playing DJ to a local small club.
(c) Waiting tables two nights a week.
(d) Working job security two nights a week.

10. Why does Elizabeth agree to go to Stillman again?
(a) She's too tired to do anything else.
(b) Dr. Sterling has ordered it.
(c) She has a crush on a guy there.
(d) She thinks it's the only place that makes her happy.

11. What happens to Elizabeth's mother?
(a) She has a drug overdose.
(b) She loses her job.
(c) She's in a bad car accident.
(d) She is robbed.

12. Which character does Elizabeth envy sexually?
(a) The Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman.
(b) The Kim Basinger character in 9 1/2 Weeks.
(c) The Kelly McGillis character in Top Gun.
(d) The Meg Ryan character in When Harry Met Sally.

13. What are Elizabeth's main symptoms in Stillman?
(a) Depression and alcoholism.
(b) Suicidal thoughts and hallucinations.
(c) Drug and alcohol addiction.
(d) Anxiety and agitation.

14. How does Elizabeth describe her life in Cambridge?
(a) A hospital stay in a new country.
(b) Boring and dull.
(c) Calm and uneventful.
(d) Too exciting for her to tackle her depression.

15. Who does Elizabeth meet when she arrives in London?
(a) Archer.
(b) Barnaby Spring, a recent Harvard graduate.
(c) Samantha, her roommate in Harvard.
(d) Her cousin Pamela.

Short Answer Questions

1. People taking MAOIs cannot eat which of the following foods?

2. What book is Elizabeth reading when she is in the infirmary?

3. Who does Elizabeth date after Rafe?

4. What is one of the excuses Elizabeth does NOT use with Dr. Sterling to account for the accidental blowjob?

5. How does Elizabeth get food poisoning?

(see the answer keys)

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