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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 book is the quote from?

2. What does Elizabeth think every time she thinks about her father?

3. Why won't her father pay her medical bills?

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

5. Where do Elizabeth and her mother cruise to after she and her boyfriend break up?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the party, what happens to Elizabeth's cat?

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

3. What is Graves' disease?

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

5. What does Elizabeth dream after her father disappears?

6. Why does Elizabeth love taking Ecstasy?

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

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

9. What does Elizabeth finally become resigned to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Secondary characters play a large role in Elizabeth's life at various times. Choose at least 5 different secondary characters and explain their significance at crucial moments in Elizabeth's life. What would have changed for Elizabeth if they had not been there? Were they positive influences or negative ones? Do you think they understood how sick Elizabeth truly was with depression at the time? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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