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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. "Everything I touch, I ruin. I'm ______________."

2. What does Manuel say that Elizabeth must see before leaving London?

3. What is Elizabeth's diagnosis?

4. What reruns does Elizabeth watch late at night?

5. What does Elizabeth really want her friends to bring her while at Stillman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth finally learn her diagnosis now?

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

3. Elizabeth says if she had any purpose at all, what would she do in London?

4. Why does Elizabeth refuse to appear on the Oprah! show?

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

6. Why does Dr. Sterling give Elizabeth Mellaril, the antipsychotic known to help schizophrenics?

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

8. Elizabeth says there are two types of dysfunctional families. What are they?

9. What does Elizabeth believe one of the terrible fallacies of contemporary psychotherapy 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

Do you believe Wurtzel's parents' divorce played a role in her depression? Do you think she would have been depressed if they had stayed together? Did their treatment of each other affect her and consequently her depression during her adolescent years? How so? Use specific examples to demonstrate how you believe the divorce did or did not affect her mental health.

Essay Topic 2

At various points in her life, Elizabeth will feel extreme highs followed by extreme lows. How is this conveyed in the novel? How are the words chosen, descriptions and tone combined together in order to convey the highs or lows of her life at any point in the novel. Use three specific examples to demonstrate an emotional period for her and how the writing helped to demonstrate the emotion during that time.

Essay Topic 3

Elizabeth says the suicide attempt startles even her. Describe the situation leading up to the suicide attempt and her life immediately afterwards.

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