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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 university does Jamison receive a federal grant to attend?
(a) St. Andrew's University
(b) Oxford University
(c) Yale
(d) New York

2. What does Jamison take to make sure she does not vomit?
(a) An anti-hemetic
(b) An anti-goo
(c) An anti-emetic
(d) An anti-body

3. What is threatened when Jamison enters are depressive stage?
(a) Her marriage
(b) Her family
(c) Her work
(d) Her life

4. Why does Jamison encounter resistance from the medical school for her clinic?
(a) She is having a manic episode
(b) She is taking lithium
(c) She is not a physician
(d) She is a woman

5. What country does Jamison go to in this chapter?
(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) England
(d) Tibet

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamison think about when her moods are very low?

2. What does Jamison say happens after several years of taking lithium?

3. What kind of glove did Jamison used to wear as a society girl in Washington DC?

4. What did Jamison feel when her brother was around?

5. Who does David invite to dinner in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the depressive extreme of Jamison's mood disorder.

2. What is Jamison's sister's views on lithium?

3. What is an example of Jamison's manic behavior?

4. How is Jamison's image of herself inaccurate?

5. In what way did Jamison's time at college turn out to be a positive experience?

6. Why does Jamison start reading children's books?

7. Why does Jamison admire her older brother?

8. What does Jamison think of St. Andrews?

9. What happens to Jamison as she is walking through a garden campus in chapter 2?

10. Why can Jamison not go to a Ivy League school?

(see the answer keys)

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