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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 one of the excuses Elizabeth does NOT use with Dr. Sterling to account for the accidental blowjob?

2. Which one of these is NOT a couple that Elizabeth mentions always falling for one another?

3. "Drinking in _______ was a lot more fun than it had ever been anywhere else, although I couldn't say why."

4. What other movie does Elizabeth cry at continuously when she is younger?

5. Which drug does Dr. Sterling put Elizabeth on next due to her mental state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth say she carries a lot of stuff with her at all times?

2. Why does Elizabeth finally learn her diagnosis now?

3. What does Elizabeth's mother think Elizabeth should do to get better? What does Dr. Sterling suggest instead and why?

4. What does Dr. Sterling think that Elizabeth must continue to do while at Stillman Infirmary?

5. Elizabeth is finally diagnosed with atypical depression. Describe what this disease is.

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

7. Why does Dr. Sterling give Elizabeth Xanax instead of an antidepressant, which she believes is more appropriate for her issues?

8. Why is Archer the perfect person for Elizabeth to visit after a breakup?

9. What does Elizabeth's mom tell her that makes her disease become a reality to her?

10. How do the doctors react when Elizabeth is brought into the hospital covered in blood?

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

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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