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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elizabeth studying at Harvard?
(a) Psychology.
(b) History.
(c) Creative Writing.
(d) Comparative Literature.

2. What is the name of the next new pill that Elizabeth must try?
(a) Thorazine.
(b) Prozac.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Desyrdril.

3. What does Barnaby offer Elizabeth when she arrives?
(a) A hit of acid.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) A Pepsi.
(d) A cigarette.

4. What job does Elizabeth take at night while in Harvard?
(a) Writing music reviews for the Harvard newspaper.
(b) Working job security two nights a week.
(c) Playing DJ to a local small club.
(d) Waiting tables two nights a week.

5. What has clearly been a failure for Dr. Sterling?
(a) The Mellaril experiment.
(b) Permitting her to go to London.
(c) All of her treatment ideas with Elizabeth.
(d) Not institutionalizing Elizabeth.

6. Who does Elizabeth call after getting off the phone with her mother?
(a) Rafe.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend Stone.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her roommate Alden.

7. Which television show wants her to come on as a guest?
(a) Jerry Springer.
(b) Oprah!
(c) Sally Jesse Raphael.
(d) Phil Donahue.

8. Who does Elizabeth call to take her to her birthday party where her mother is?
(a) Bruce, her cousin.
(b) Sara, her neighbor.
(c) Matt, her boss.
(d) Pamela, her cousin.

9. What does Elizabeth NOT compare madness to?
(a) Tennessee Williams.
(b) A whirlpool in the Pacific.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) the fiery hot tempers of Latin America.

10. What year does Elizabeth move to Texas?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1986.

11. How does Elizabeth chose her doctor since she cannot have Dr. Saltenstahl?
(a) She is set up specifically for Harvard students only.
(b) She gets a consultation with a number of practitioners.
(c) Her mother has found a specialist for her.
(d) Dr. Saltenstahl recommends her.

12. "Drinking in _______ was a lot more fun than it had ever been anywhere else, although I couldn't say why."
(a) Texas bars.
(b) My boyfriend's house.
(c) The office.
(d) Dallas.

13. Where does Elizabeth travel to straight after breaking up with her boyfriend?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Providence.
(c) New York.
(d) Dallas.

14. Which fairy tale does her new apartment remind Elizabeth of?
(a) The Princess and the Pea.
(b) Snow White.
(c) The Ugly Duckling.
(d) Red Riding Hood.

15. Which one of these is not a form of speed that Elizabeth craves?
(a) Benzedrine.
(b) Methamphetamine.
(c) Pregnozine.
(d) Dexedrine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does she call, telling him/her that she is going straight to his/her apartment and needs a decent dinner because she cannot take care of herself?

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

4. What is Elizabeth biggest problem with Prozac initially?

5. Where in Texas does she move to?

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