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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 does Jamison say she must do before she becomes associate professor?
(a) Remarry
(b) Simplify her life
(c) Admit her problems
(d) Get off lithium

2. In what country is St. Andrew's located?
(a) Scotland
(b) Ireland
(c) Wales
(d) Canada

3. What is the name of the hospital Jamison visits at 15?
(a) St. Drake's
(b) St. George's
(c) St. Elizabeth's
(d) St. Wencelas'

4. What feeling is Jamison filled with during a manic episode?
(a) Intelligence and imaginaton
(b) Love and happiness
(c) Self-confidence and well-being
(d) Hate and darkness

5. Who does David invite to dinner in this chapter?
(a) His mother
(b) Czech professors
(c) KGB
(d) British military officers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is manic depression also known as?

2. Which Welsh poet does Jamison reference in this chapter?

3. Which of the following does Jamison like about the UCLA?

4. What happened to the pilot in the military jet?

5. What does Jamison like to put in her morning orange juice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamison find attractive about David Laurie?

2. How does Jamison manage to simplify her life?

3. How does Jamison feel about her disorder?

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

5. How does David help Jamison get over a depressive episode?

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

7. How does Jamison's brother save her life in chapter 5?

8. How does Jamison's first visit to a psychiatric hospital affect her?

9. How does Jamison hear about David's death?

10. How does David react when Jamison tell him about her illness?

(see the answer keys)

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