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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, My Little Beige Pill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one side effect that irritates Patty Duke in others, which she has not experienced from the drug?
(a) Weight gain.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Headaches.

2. For the past year, Dr. McKnew has been treating two four-year-olds whom he diagnosed having manic-depression with what?
(a) Lithium.
(b) Anti-depressants.
(c) Electroshock.
(d) Therapy.

3. What did Patty Duke begin collecting after starting to take lithium?
(a) Diaries.
(b) Pillboxes.
(c) Calendars.
(d) Pamphlets.

4. How did Patty Duke feel when she was diagnosed with manic depressive illness?
(a) Insecure.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Disbelieving.

5. How low did Patty's weight get when she was anorexic?
(a) 73 lbs.
(b) 69 lbs.
(c) 85 lbs.
(d) 80 lbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the assistant professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital at Harvard medical school?

2. The increased risk of developing a mood disorder from having a first-degree relative who also has a mood disorder is how many times that of someone without that history?

3. Who was Patty's first husband?

4. What kind of hat did Patty's father almost always wear?

5. Chapter 1, Looking Backward is written in the style of what?

(see the answer key)

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