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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 is written on the card Elizabeth receives from her friend?

2. What is the name of the doctor whom Elizabeth sees in Stillman?

3. Which drug has Elizabeth decided to "cold-kick?"

4. How does Elizabeth feel about going to see Dr. Isaac twice a week?

5. Which of these things does Elizabeth NOT wish to be instead of depression?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Elizabeth start to cut herself?

6. Why does Zachary break up with Elizabeth?

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

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

9. Describe the mood of Elizabeth and her mother on their way to Harvard.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Rafe and Elizabeth's relationship worked as well as it did for a time? Explain why their relationship worked due to Rafe's personal family history and how it fit in with Elizabeth's mental state.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Elizabeth after the Prozac kicks in. What are her moods like? What is so conscious of all the time?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Elizabeth's description of her depression, taken from a quote by The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, "Gradually, and then suddenly." Why do you think Elizabeth is attracted to this expression? What about her depression and how she deals with the disease fits into this quote? Use specific examples from the book to explain the "gradual" parts and then the "sudden" parts of Elizabeth's interaction with depression and how it comes to affect every aspect of her life.

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