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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. Who does she call while surrounded in blood?
2. Which character does Elizabeth envy sexually?
3. Where is she dropped off after the break up?
4. What is Rafe's profession?
5. Elizabeth says she comes from a family of:
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Elizabeth starts to cry continuously with Rafe. While talking with Dr. Sterling, what do they decide the reason for this is?
3. Describe the apartment that Elizabeth moves into after her stay in Dallas.
4. What does Dr. Sterling think that Elizabeth must continue to do while at Stillman Infirmary?
5. Elizabeth says there are two types of dysfunctional families. What are they?
6. Elizabeth is finally diagnosed with atypical depression. Describe what this disease is.
7. Describe Elizabeth's first conversation with Rafe on the phone. Why does she say she's calling him? Why do they continue talking?
8. Why does Dr. Sterling give Elizabeth Mellaril, the antipsychotic known to help schizophrenics?
9. Why does Elizabeth say she carries a lot of stuff with her at all times?
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
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
Elizabeth says the suicide attempt startles even her. Describe the situation leading up to the suicide attempt and her life immediately afterwards.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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