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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Life After Manic Depression.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Even when there are little to no side effects, anywhere from ___ to ___ percent of people stop taking their lithium."
(a) 50 to 60.
(b) 20 to 30.
(c) 10 to 25.
(d) 40 to 50.

2. Who is the author of the book, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?
(a) Patty Duke.
(b) Dr. Stanford H. Ray.
(c) Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.
(d) Gloria Hochman.

3. What did "Grandpa Duke" do for a living?
(a) He was a bartender.
(b) He was a mechanic.
(c) He was an engineer.
(d) He was a cab driver.

4. For how many years did Patty Duke suffer severely with her illness before she was finally diagnosed as manic depressive?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

5. Who heads the Foundation for Depression and Manic Depression in New York's Upper East Side?
(a) Dr. Ronald R. Fieve.
(b) Dr. Anderson W. Michaels.
(c) Dr. Michael E. Jansen.
(d) Dr. James R. Singe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Patty Duke when she was writing the book?

2. How many children did John Astin have from his previous marriage?

3. How much older is Patty's brother than her?

4. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?

5. Every few months, Patty says she gets a what taste in her mouth?

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