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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 famous band does Elizabeth interview while in Deep Ellum.

2. What are Elizabeth's main symptoms in Stillman?

3. Who does Elizabeth call after getting off the phone with her mother?

4. "Everything I touch, I ruin. I'm ______________."

5. Where does Elizabeth travel to straight after breaking up with her boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth believe one of the terrible fallacies of contemporary psychotherapy is?

2. How does Elizabeth describe the difference between madness and depression in relation to literature?

3. What happens as soon as Elizabeth lands in Gatwick?

4. Elizabeth says if she had any purpose at all, what would she do in London?

5. Elizabeth starts to cry continuously with Rafe. While talking with Dr. Sterling, what do they decide the reason for this is?

6. Why does Elizabeth refuse to appear on the Oprah! show?

7. Elizabeth cries over a movie when she is younger. What is the movie? Why does she cry after this movie? What is her mother's reaction? Is her mother's interpretation correct? Why or why not?

8. How does Elizabeth feel when she first arrives in Dallas?

9. What about the Dallas music industry surprises Elizabeth when she arrives?

10. Why does Dr. Sterling give Elizabeth Mellaril, the antipsychotic known to help schizophrenics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Elizabeth's diagnosis as having atypical depresion. Review her diagnosis against her actions in the book. Name three specific examples that explain her behavior in relation to her mental illness.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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