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

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 - Medium

Elizabeth Wurtzel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who wrote "Love is not a victory march / It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah."
(a) Bruce Springsteen.
(b) Elizabeth Wurtzel.
(c) Edith Wharton.
(d) Leonard Cohen.

2. Who does she call, telling him/her that she is going straight to his/her apartment and needs a decent dinner because she cannot take care of herself?
(a) Archer.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Rafe.
(d) Nathan.

3. Elizabeth believes that Rafe relishes being her personal __________.
(a) Butler.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Slave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a side effect associated with drugs created to treat depression?

2. According to Elizabeth, her roommate Samantha is a certain kind of "fucked up" -- what is her ailment?

3. Where doe Elizabeth live after Dallas?

4. Which of these is NOT a book that Elizabeth is taking with her?

5. What happens in the world simultaneously when Elizabeth wakes up in blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth's mom tell her that makes her disease become a reality to her?

2. Describe Elizabeth's first conversation with Rafe on the phone. Why does she say she's calling him? Why do they continue talking?

3. Why is Archer the perfect person for Elizabeth to visit after a breakup?

4. What does Barnaby expect because he shows her around town and picks her up from the airport?

5. Elizabeth cries over a movie when she is younger. What is the movie? Why does she cry after this movie? What is her mother's reaction? Is her mother's interpretation correct? Why or why not?

6. Why does Elizabeth finally learn her diagnosis now?

7. Elizabeth starts to cry continuously with Rafe. While talking with Dr. Sterling, what do they decide the reason for this is?

8. Elizabeth is finally diagnosed with atypical depression. Describe what this disease is.

9. Why does Dr. Sterling give Elizabeth Xanax instead of an antidepressant, which she believes is more appropriate for her issues?

10. What happens as soon as Elizabeth lands in Gatwick?

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