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

2. What floor does Elizabeth live on in her Harvard dorm room?

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

4. How does Elizabeth describe her depression?

5. Which one of these family members did not have problems with their mental health?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth end up on the bathroom floor covered in black chiffon sobbing?

2. What is the Catch-22-like situation that Elizabeth finds herself in?

3. What makes Dr. Saltenstahl different from many of Elizabeth's other psychologists?

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

5. What does Elizabeth dream after her father disappears?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Why does Elizabeth say that she never had to worry about a crash landing?

10. How does Elizabeth feel when she gets on the phone with her father and what do they argue about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth believes that one of the fallacies of contemporary psychotherapy was the belief that if a person talks about how they feel, their problems will be solved. Why does she believe this is a mistake? Does her family currently talk too much or not enough? Give three specific examples. What do you think the psychological impact of these talks have on Elizabeth? Do you think her family and its approach to talking ultimately helps her or has a negative impact?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth fixates on her Space, Time and Motion papers. What do these papers suddenly symbolize for Elizabeth? Why is it ironic that the class is called Space, Time and Motion? Why do you think she fixates on this class?

Essay Topic 3

Elizabeth says the suicide attempt startles even her. Describe the situation leading up to the suicide attempt and her life immediately afterwards.

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