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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 kind of humor does Jamison share with the Englishman?

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

3. Which of the following words or phrases does Jamison not use to describe her depressive episodes?

4. Where does Jamison say most scientists now believe manic depressive illness comes from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the department chairman react when Jamison tells him she suffers from a mental illness?

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

4. What does Jamison hope never to have to experience again concerning her manic episodes?

5. Why has Jamison never had children?

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

7. Why does Jamison prefer the term manic depressive to bi-polar?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound affect on Jamison's life and how did they change her? What does Jamison still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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