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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name is adult Mary called, as revealed in the prologue?
(a) Lindsay.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Lisa.

2. What does Donald allow Mary to do in the prologue to the book?
(a) Run away.
(b) Build a bonfire.
(c) Tie him to a tree.
(d) Baptize him in a lake.

3. What is the name of Brian’s girlfriend, as explained in Chapter 16?
(a) Lydia Smith.
(b) Lillian Smith.
(c) Linda Smith.
(d) Lorelei Smith.

4. Which Galvin leaves the family in 1976, as explained in Chapter 17?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Mary.

5. As Donald enters college in Chapter 6, what career does he intend to follow?
(a) Education.
(b) Politics.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

6. To whom does Mimi Galvin unburden herself in Chapter 17?
(a) Father Freudenstein.
(b) Donald.
(c) Nancy Gary.
(d) Margaret.

7. What alarming incident prompts Donald to visit the health center in Chapter 7?
(a) He jumps out of a second-story window.
(b) He jumps into a bonfire.
(c) He jumps into an empty pool.
(d) He jumps in front of a car.

8. What is the Farm, as explained in Chapter 21?
(a) A treatment center.
(b) A mental hospital.
(c) A hippie commune.
(d) A farm.

9. What theory do Irving Gottesman and James Shields publish on the origins of schizophrenia, as explained in Chapter 14?
(a) The Polymorphic Theory.
(b) The Polygenic Theory.
(c) The Polytonic Theory.
(d) The Polylogic Theory.

10. Whom does Jim marry in Chapter 8?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Katie.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Karen.

11. Where was Mimi born, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Texas.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Oklahoma.

12. In Chapter 15, what about the Galvins is known to the community?
(a) Their industriousness.
(b) Their unruliness.
(c) Their love for falconry.
(d) Their intelligence.

13. For what does Robert Freedman search in Chapter 24?
(a) Cousins with schizophrenia.
(b) Twins with schizophrenia.
(c) A family with schizophrenia.
(d) Parents with schizophrenia.

14. Where does the Galvin family move in 1951?
(a) Fort Collins, Colorado.
(b) Boulder, Colorado.
(c) Denver, Colorado.
(d) Colorado Springs, Colorado.

15. What plan sends Donald to the state mental hospital in Chapter 10?
(a) An assassination plan.
(b) A murder-suicide plan.
(c) An arson plan.
(d) A kidnapping plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1960s, Don Galvin becomes the executive director of which organization?

2. Which wealthy couple do the Galvins befriend in Chapter 6?

3. According to researcher David Rosenthal in Chapter 9, what causes schizophrenia?

4. Who shows signs of impending psychosis in Chapter 22?

5. What is the name of the priest who becomes close to Mimi in Chapter 3?

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