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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) New York
(b) Yale
(c) Oxford University
(d) St. Andrew's University

2. 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

3. In which city does David die?
(a) Tokoyo
(b) Katmandu
(c) Beijing
(d) Bombay

4. In what city was Andrews Air Force Base situated?
(a) Chicago
(b) Seattle
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) New York

5. What was Jamison doing when the military jet crashed?
(a) Flying a kite
(b) Playing in the school yard
(c) Learning math
(d) Eating lunch

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following composers does the orchestra not play?

2. What do David and Jamison meet for almost every day?

3. Which member of Jamison's family is she particularly grateful to for saving her life?

4. What is Eros?

5. Which European city does Jamison's brother call her from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Jamison's opinion of using medication to treat depressive disorders?

4. Why does Jamison admire her older brother?

5. What kind of work does Jamison do at the UCLA facility?

6. How does Jamison prove that manic depression is linked with greater creativity?

7. What indications are there that there is history of manic depression in Jamison's family?

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

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

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

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