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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. Elizabeth believes that Rafe relishes being her personal __________.

2. Elizabeth says she comes from a family of:

3. What is Elizabeth studying at Harvard?

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

5. How does Elizabeth chose her doctor since she cannot have Dr. Saltenstahl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Elizabeth's mother disappointed in her when she comes to visit her in Dallas?

2. Describe the apartment that Elizabeth moves into after her stay in Dallas.

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

4. How does Elizabeth react to her miscarriage afterwards?

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

6. What does Barnaby expect because he shows her around town and picks her up from the airport?

7. Why does Elizabeth finally learn her diagnosis now?

8. 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?

9. How do Manuel and Elizabeth finally get together?

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

Describe Elizabeth after the Prozac kicks in. What are her moods like? What is so conscious of all the time?

Essay Topic 2

Wurtzel jumps from doctor to doctor when her mental health begins to deteriorate at age 12. What kind of impact do you think this has on her development and diagnosis of the disease? Do you think the impact is positive or negative? Why? Use specific examples with various doctors to support your theory.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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