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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. According to Dr. Pfeiffer in Chapter 19, what is to blame for the boys’ mental illness?

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

3. Who becomes a protector to the younger siblings in Chapter 12?

4. What does Donald allow Mary to do in the prologue to the book?

5. According to Donald in Chapter 10, what had he been for years?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is David Rosenthal and what influential work did he publish, as explained in Chapter 9?

3. What does the community think about the Galvins, as explained in Chapter 15?

4. What is the theory schizophrenogenic mother, as explained in Chapter 4?

5. How has the situation gotten worse at home, as demonstrated in Chapter 22?

6. What happens between Mary and Donald in the prologue?

7. How does Michael feel about his family upon returning home in Chapter 21?

8. To whom does Mimi break down in Chapter 17? What is the result?

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

10. Who is Lynn DeLisi and for what does she begin searching in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the coping mechanisms of Mimi, Margaret, and Lindsay. Each of them cope with their childhood traumas as well as their family’s schizophrenia in different ways. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Kate and Jack after the close of the book? Predict their futures based on not only their actions but also the changing attitudes regarding mental health.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mimi’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good mother? In what ways is she lacking as a mother?

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