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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 the secret life that Elizabeth has that her mother doesn't know about?

2. What is written on the card Elizabeth receives from her friend?

3. Why does Elizabeth think she tried her first overdose?

4. What does Elizabeth's mom say she wants to do when she finds the pills in the drawer?

5. How does Elizabeth's mother see Oliver North?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elizabeth do instead of go to school each morning?

3. What is Graves' disease?

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

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

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

7. What does Elizabeth finally become resigned to?

8. How does Elizabeth feel while describing her family situation to therapists in relation to her depression?

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

10. What prompts Elizabeth to call her father in the first place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth realizes she has fallen in love with her depression. Explain this statement, including why she needs her depression so much at this point in her life.

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

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?

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