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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 can her mania lead to?
(a) Fun
(b) Euphoria
(c) Insanity
(d) Bullying

2. What does Jamison say she is grateful for?
(a) Her friends
(b) Her creativity
(c) A more balanced life
(d) Her intelligence

3. What kind of book does the Englishman give Jamison?
(a) A book on manic depression
(b) A book on love
(c) A book on medicine
(d) A book on ironic humor

4. What is the correct medical diagnosis of Jamison's illness?
(a) Clinical depression
(b) Manic depression
(c) Bi-polar
(d) Schizophrenia

5. In which city does Jamison take a sabbatical?
(a) Bombay
(b) Chicago
(c) London
(d) Oxford

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is John Hopkin's university in?

2. What does Jamison say could lead to death?

3. What country does Mogens Schou come from?

4. What does Jamison doubt she can remember to conduct?

5. What type of flowers does Jamison place at David's grave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does another Englishman sweep Jamison off of her feet in chapter 8?

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

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

5. What does Jamison say has given her the greatest happiness?

6. What does Jamison say she now accepts about her illness?

7. Summarize the book.

8. How is the lower dosage of lithium benefiting Jamison in chapter 9?

9. Why was Jamison reluctant to openly discuss her illness?

10. Why is Jamison drawn to Wyatt?

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