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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Jamison go to in this chapter?

2. What is Eros?

3. What does Jamison like to write?

4. What does Jamison find it difficult doing when she is on lithium?

5. What did Jamison's mother teach her to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jamison think of St. Andrews?

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

4. What does Jamison discover in chapter 6 when a bright young lawyer kills himself?

5. How does Jamison's disorder affect her home life?

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

7. How does Jamison describe her early childhood years?

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

9. Why does Jamison start reading children's books?

10. Why does Jamison admire her older brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine manic depressive illness as described in the book.

1) What does Jamison feel during a manic episode?

2) What does Jamison suffer during a depressive episode?

3) Define stable state of mind?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Jamison's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Jamison's style give to her story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Jamison use character and setting to express these themes?

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