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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 type of flowers does Jamison place at David's grave?
(a) Daisies
(b) Forget-me-nots
(c) Violets
(d) Roses

2. What does Schou share with Jamison?
(a) A love for research
(b) A family history of manic depression
(c) A military family
(d) A love for poetry

3. What university does Jamison teach at?
(a) Yale
(b) John Hopkins
(c) Oxford
(d) Chicago

4. What is the name of the man Jamison meets in this chapter?
(a) Dick West
(b) Richard Wyatt
(c) Glynn Dorm
(d) Peter Davis

5. What does Jamison say is the one regret of her life?
(a) Not having children
(b) Selling her horse
(c) Not telling her brother she loved him
(d) Not going to her father's funeral

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following poets does Jamison quote?

2. What did Jamison think she would feel when she opened up about her illness?

3. What question does Jamison pose at the beginning of the chapter?

4. Which drug did Schou conduct clinical trials on?

5. Who did Jamison want to protect by not talking about her illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jamison drawn to Wyatt?

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

3. Summarize the book.

4. What does Jamison remember about her mood swings?

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

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

7. How does Richard react when Jamison tells him about her mental illness?

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

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

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

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