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Girl, Interrupted | Quiz

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Girl, Interrupted | Quiz

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1)

Kaysen's ward in McLean Hospital featured a two cornered ____________. (from Chapter 11)

Living room
Visitor center
Nurse's station
Hallway
2)

What did Kaysen obtain in 1983 in order to secure copies of her medical records? (from Chapters 31 & 32)

Valerie's permission
Legal counsel
Records release form
Legal license
3)

Who is NOT one of the celebrities who has gotten treatment at McLean? (from Chapters 12 & 13)

Lucille Ball
Ray Charles
James Taylor
Sylvia Plath
4)

Privacy in the seclusion room is only secured by the sacrifice of _____________. (from Chapter 11)

Clothes
Sharps
Food
Freedom
5)

How many ice cream cones do the women and the nurses order when they are at the ice cream shop? (from Chapters 12 & 13)

12
10
8
6
6)

What is the diagnosis that the two Lisas share, which causes them to become enemies? (from Chapters 16 & 17)

Psychotics
Sociopaths
Borderline personality disorder
Manic depression
7)

What is NOT one of the signs of Kaysen's diagnosis, as listed in the DSM? (from Chapters 31 & 32)

Instability ot self image
Mood swings
Problems with relationships
Maniacal periods
8)

Who does Kaysen accidentally meet, finding her with a son and seemingly living a conventional life? (from Chapters 33 & 34)

Torrey
Cynthia
Lisa
Georgina
9)

Kaysen notes: Dented ________ brimming with what should have been sweet but was sour, gone off, gone by without our savoring it: our lives. (from Chapters 14 & 15)

Watches
Check times
Glasses
Tin spoons
10)

Kaysen seems to enjoy the __________ of the hospital's history. (from Chapters 12 & 13)

Drama
Mystery
Exclusivity
Length
11)

Lisa says that the accused is only gagged because the authorities __________________. (from Chapters 22 & 23)

Want to keep people safe
Don't know any better
Think he's crazy
Fear his speech and what it might accomplish
12)

Who flatly states that within five minutes, male partners cannot climax through sexual intercourse, but can through fellatio? (from Chapters 16 & 17)

Kaysen
Cynthia
Lisa
Polly
13)

What does the employee at the shop ask the girls if they want, which dissolves them into giggles? (from Chapters 12 & 13)

Sauce
Nuts
Wrapping
Receipt
14)

What does the hospital provide to patients who are seeking jobs or post-commitment apartments? (from Chapters 26 & 27)

Mailing address
References
Assistance in locating jobs and apartments
Money
15)

The seclusion room is only ____________ when mandated to be ____________. (from Chapter 11)

Available
Open
Used
Locked
16)

At what museum does Kaysen find the painting which has influenced the title of this book? (from Chapters 20 & 21)

Frick Museum
National Gallery
Smithsonian
MOMA
17)

Kaysen tells Melvin that the hospital tunnels are like Plato's perfected _______, while the campus is just a shadow of the tunnels' reality. (from Chapters 26 & 27)

World
Paintings
Reasoning
Writing
18)

The title of Chapter 19 is "Velocity vs. ____________" (from Chapters 18 & 19)

Stillness
Movement
Viscosity
Slowness
19)

What is the biological collection of neurons that make up our nervous system? (from Chapter 30)

Heart
Brain
Mind
Soul
20)

With whom does Kaysen keep a distant friendship with after she is released from McLean? (from Chapters 33 & 34)

Polly
Georgina
Cynthia
Torrey
21)

The checks never stopped at night, becoming their ___________ on the ward, according to Kaysen. (from Chapters 14 & 15)

Wakeup call
Clock
Countdown
Lullaby
22)

What is the name of he one male aide at the ward at McLean Hospital? (from Chapters 20 & 21)

Jerry
Wade
Roger
Jim
23)

What happens during Kaysen's visit with her male visitor? She _____________ on him. (from Chapters 16 & 17)

Comes
Straddles naked
Performs fellatio
Rubs oil
24)

Who does not see her therapist regularly as the therapist likes to take the time to take an hour long nap? (from Chapters 20 & 21)

Lisa
Kaysen
Cynthia
Polly
25)

The ______________ room is putatively soundproof and features an observation point. (from Chapter 11)

Seclusion
Treatment
Sedation
Medication
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