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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Patty writes, "I believe that ______ is counterproductive, so in an almost selfish way it was important for me to forgive."
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Rage.
(d) Misery.

2. How old was Patty when her parents split up?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. When was Patty's mother diagnosed with unipolar depression?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1980.

4. Until what era was mental illness considered to be rooted in psychological trauma?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

5. What was the way Patty attempted suicide the majority of the times?
(a) Overdosing on pills.
(b) Slitting her wrists.
(c) Drowning herself.
(d) Jumping in front of a car.

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

7. Who was the producer of The Patty Duke Show?
(a) Bob Sweeney.
(b) Jeremy Robinson.
(c) William Anderson.
(d) Michael Feinstein.

8. Patty Duke's mother was one of how many children?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

9. Patty duke writes, "____ was the most oppressive thing about living with the Rosses."
(a) Fear.
(b) Danger.
(c) Longing.
(d) Money.

10. Who is the 38-year-old woman mentioned in Chapter 2 who moved nine times in three years and consistently changed careers?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Emily.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Sara.

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

12. At the time the book was written, the Amish study was continuing covering how many subjects from 11 families?
(a) 100.
(b) 120.
(c) 150.
(d) 160.

13. Patty Duke has suffered episodes of mania as well as depression since her late teens but did not know the name of her illness until she was how old?
(a) 32.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 25.

14. Every few months, Patty says she gets a what taste in her mouth?
(a) Metallic.
(b) Sour.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Sweet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What psychiatric hospital did Patty's first husband take her to in Los Angeles?

2. How old was Patty when her father died?

3. In a study in Belgium, among the adoptive parents of bipolar adoptees, the prevalence in mental illness was what percent?

4. How many pills of lithium does Patty Duke take per day?

5. Researchers believe that there is a link between the gene which may pass along traits of manic-depressive illness and what chromosome?

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