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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Patty claims she doesn't like to do what to prove she can act?
(a) Audition.
(b) Perform.
(c) Meet casting agents.
(d) Take lunches.

2. How did Patty Duke feel when she was diagnosed with manic depressive illness?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Disbelieving.
(c) Insecure.
(d) Relieved.

3. How many genes does a person have?
(a) 25,000-50,000.
(b) 150,000-200,000.
(c) 100,000-200,000.
(d) 50,000-100,000.

4. How old was Patty Duke when she was writing the book?
(a) 45.
(b) 41.
(c) 49.
(d) 50.

5. Chapter 1, Looking Backward is written in the style of what?
(a) Fiction.
(b) Memoir.
(c) Biography.
(d) Speculative fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Patty was about 12, where was her mother living?

2. What is the name of Patty's oldest son?

3. For how many years did Patty Duke suffer severely with her illness before she was finally diagnosed as manic depressive?

4. Patty Duke's mother was one of how many children?

5. How old was Patty when her father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bipolar II.

2. Discuss the genetic findings for manic-depressive illness.

3. When did Patty experience her first manic episodes? What led up to this?

4. When did Patty learn of the difficulties people face with the side effects of lithium? Has she suffered from them?

5. What do doctors say regarding environmental elements contributing to manic depression?

6. What is the scientific analysis of the roots of manic depression in individuals?

7. What is unipolar depression? What are its symptoms?

8. Discuss what cyclothymes is. How is this related to bipolar disorder?

9. When did Patty's symptoms appear in her life? What were they?

10. What is Patty Duke's experience with psychotherapy?

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