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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 ponder in this chapter?
(a) The influence of language
(b) The influence of food on mental stability
(c) Japanese food
(d) Marriage

2. Which drug did Schou conduct clinical trials on?
(a) Seroxat
(b) Halpol
(c) Pervatine
(d) Lithium

3. What does Jamison recall with longing?
(a) Her first sexual experience
(b) Her manic episodes
(c) Her childhood
(d) Her first marriage

4. What does Jamison dread re-entering?
(a) Her house
(b) Academic routine
(c) Family life
(d) Old friendships

5. Which of the following word or phrase does Jamison use to describe her manic episodes?
(a) More than just rock and roll
(b) Insightful
(c) Great gulps of life
(d) Lithe

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamison say emotional stability is a sign of?

2. Who does Jamison invite to lunch?

3. What kind of humor does Jamison share with the Englishman?

4. What does Jamison say is part of who she is?

5. What does Jamison say her emotional and physical pain forced her to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Jamison recall at the beginning of chapter 11?

2. How does Jamison stop the temptation of reliving her manic episodes?

3. What research is James Watson doing regarding the cause of mental illness?

4. How does Jamison cope on her return to Los Angeles?

5. What does Jamison remember about her mood swings?

6. Describe the letter Jamison received after giving a presentation in chapter 10?

7. What is Jamison wary of avoiding distinguishing the use of slang to describe mental illness in chapter 10?

8. Why is Jamison encouraged by a presentation at the end of chapter 11?

9. What is Jamison's view on the use of slang to describe people with mental illness?

10. How does Jamison benefit when her psychiatrist lowers her dosage level?

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