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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. What object does Mimi smash while weeping in Chapter 13?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A chocolate cake.
(c) A glass figurine.
(d) A gingerbread house.

2. What does Michael want his family to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Fight.
(b) Pray.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Move.

3. Where was Mimi born, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) South Dakota.

4. After Jim drops out of college in Chapter 8, what job does he take?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Taxi driver.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Bartender.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to researcher David Rosenthal in Chapter 9, what causes schizophrenia?

2. Which Galvin leaves the family in 1976, as explained in Chapter 17?

3. What alarming incident prompts Donald to visit the health center in Chapter 7?

4. According to Michael in Chapter 13, what is to blame for his arrests?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Don Galvin in Chapter 17?

2. What happens to Brian in Chapter 16?

3. What happens to Don Galvin while stationed in Canada, as explained in Chapter 5?

4. How does Jim distance himself from his older brother in Chapter 6?

5. What change does Mary experience to her home situation in Chapter 23?

6. What hobby do the Galvins enjoy, as discussed in Chapter 1? What draws them to this hobby?

7. What is the Farm? What does Michael learn there in Chapter 21?

8. What theories gain momentum in Chapter 14? Which researchers make such claims?

9. Who is Daniel Paul Schreber and what does he contribute to the field of psychiatry, as explained in Chapter 2?

10. What impact did the theory of the schizophrenogenic mother have on families, as explained in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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