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

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

Elizabeth Wurtzel
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. Where does Elizabeth hang out the entire time she is at summer camp?
(a) The director's office.
(b) The locker room at the pool.
(c) The end of the dock.
(d) In the kitchen with the cooks.

4. What floor does Elizabeth live on in her Harvard dorm room?
(a) The fifth floor.
(b) The first floor.
(c) The tenth floor.
(d) The sixth floor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which actress does Elizabeth say she wants to be like?

2. How does Elizabeth's mother see Oliver North?

3. Elizabeth asks if depression is _________

4. What does Elizabeth threaten she will do while at summer camp?

5. Elizabeth describes depression as an "absence" of many things; which one of these is not one of the absences she mentions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth consider her father's first and last act of paternal authority?

2. What are some of the reasons why the camp director says Elizabeth won't go through with her threat to have a drug overdose while at camp?

3. How does Elizabeth compensate for her parents' constant arguing?

4. What does Elizabeth finally become resigned to?

5. What does Elizabeth do instead of go to school each morning?

6. Why does Elizabeth wish she had a real ailment or drug addiction instead of depression?

7. What phrase does Elizabeth would say would have described her perfectly before she "cracked up?"

8. Why does Elizabeth start to cut herself?

9. Why does Zachary break up with Elizabeth?

10. Why does Elizabeth think that how her mother treated her was the perfect solution?

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