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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Elizabeth's dad tell her before he disappears without a trace?

2. What does Elizabeth's mother attribute her recent changes to?

3. After the divorce, who gets full custody of Elizabeth?

4. What is Paris's reaction to Elizabeth rant about what it feels like to be depressed?

5. Elizabeth's dad disappears at the end of her _______ year.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth want Sam?

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

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

4. What are some of the things that Elizabeth and her father do together before he leaves?

5. Why do Elizabeth and Jethro decide to take some cocaine?

6. What is unusual about her cousin Pamela that she discovers later?

7. What is Graves' disease?

8. Describe the guys that Elizabeth and her friends take up with?

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

10. Why does Elizabeth love taking Ecstasy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe Elizabeth uses hyperbole in her novel? Why or why not? Use three specific examples from the novel to support your theory. What impact does this have for the reader of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth begins to take Prozac but has a great deal of trouble with it at first. Why is this and how does having enough energy relate to her problems at this time?

Essay Topic 3

At various points in her life, Elizabeth will feel extreme highs followed by extreme lows. How is this conveyed in the novel? How are the words chosen, descriptions and tone combined together in order to convey the highs or lows of her life at any point in the novel. Use three specific examples to demonstrate an emotional period for her and how the writing helped to demonstrate the emotion during that time.

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