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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what private clinic do the Galvins travel for testing in Chapter 19?
(a) The Neuro Bio Center.
(b) The Schizo Bio Center.
(c) The Brain Bio Center.
(d) The Body Bio Center.

2. What is the name originally given to schizophrenia, as discussed in Chapter 2?
(a) Senility praecox.
(b) Neurologica praecox.
(c) Mania praecox.
(d) Dementia praecox.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, what does young Margaret do about the conflicts consuming her brothers?
(a) Ignores them.
(b) Enjoys them.
(c) Investigates them.
(d) Internalizes them.

4. Which of his sons is present for the medical event experienced by Don in Chapter 17?
(a) Richard.
(b) Brian.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

5. What test does Robert Freedman develop in Chapter 24?
(a) A triple-drum test.
(b) A single-tap test.
(c) A half-turn test.
(d) The double-click test.

6. What theory involving the origins of schizophrenia does Frieda Fromm-Reichmann help develop?
(a) The schizophrenogenic mother.
(b) The schizophrenogenic father.
(c) The schizophrenogenic child.
(d) The schizophrenogenic home.

7. Of what is Michael convinced in Chapter 13?
(a) That he is developing schizophrenia too.
(b) That he has been poisoned.
(c) That he is not mentally ill.
(d) That he is adopted.

8. According to researcher David Rosenthal in Chapter 9, what causes schizophrenia?
(a) Environment alone.
(b) Genes alone.
(c) A combination of genes and environment.
(d) A virus.

9. According to Michael in Chapter 13, what is to blame for his arrests?
(a) Mistaken identity.
(b) His being a part of the counterculture.
(c) His connection to Donald.
(d) His genes.

10. What does Donald allow Mary to do in the prologue to the book?
(a) Run away.
(b) Baptize him in a lake.
(c) Build a bonfire.
(d) Tie him to a tree.

11. What plan does Mary abandon in the prologue?
(a) Calling the police.
(b) Running away.
(c) Burning her brother at the stake.
(d) Poisoning her brother.

12. To what state does Michael move in Chapter 13?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Mexico.

13. Which Galvin brother exercises “supreme authority” (44) over his siblings?
(a) Jim.
(b) Donald.
(c) Brian.
(d) John.

14. Who becomes a protector to the younger siblings in Chapter 12?
(a) Jim.
(b) Richard.
(c) Brian.
(d) John.

15. What holiday do the boys ruin in Chapter 15?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does John fall in love in Chapter 13?

2. What disorder do doctors suspect Peter of having in Chapter 22?

3. What medical event does Don Galvin experience in Chapter 17?

4. What branch of the armed forces does Don join in the 1950s?

5. How does Michael feel about his family to do in Chapter 21?

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