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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 Elizabeth's diagnosis?
2. What is the name of the next new pill that Elizabeth must try?
3. What has clearly been a failure for Dr. Sterling?
4. What does Manuel say that Elizabeth must see before leaving London?
5. Which drug does Dr. Sterling put Elizabeth on next due to her mental state?
Short Essay Questions
1. Elizabeth says there are two types of dysfunctional families. What are they?
2. What does Dr. Sterling think that Elizabeth must continue to do while at Stillman Infirmary?
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 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?
6. How do the doctors react when Elizabeth is brought into the hospital covered in blood?
7. Why does Elizabeth finally learn her diagnosis now?
8. How do Manuel and Elizabeth finally get together?
9. Elizabeth is finally diagnosed with atypical depression. Describe what this disease is.
10. What about the Dallas music industry surprises Elizabeth when she arrives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Wurtzel begins the novel with a quote from Marguerite Duras' "The Lover" which reads, "Very early in my life it was too late." Why do you think this quote was chosen by Wurtzel? What significance does it have and how does it set the tone for the novel from the start?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Elizabeth and her mother have a conversation after Elizabeth returns home to take care of her mother after she is attacked. What is the conversation about and what do you think its impact is for Elizabeth?
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