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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What area of research does Lynn DeLisi want to pursue in Chapter 18?
(a) The genetic origins of schizophrenia.
(b) The physiological origins of schizophrenia.
(c) The environmental origins of schizophrenia.
(d) The bacteriological origins of schizophrenia.

2. Where do Margaret and Mary often hide in order to escape Donald’s erratic behavior, as discussed in Chapter 10?
(a) The garage.
(b) The attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) Their parents’ bedroom.

3. What does Michael want his family to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Fight.
(b) Move.
(c) Pray.
(d) Meditate.

4. How does Michael feel about his family to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Contemptuous.
(d) Ambivalent.

5. Who lives for a time on the Farm, as explained in Chapter 21?
(a) Mark.
(b) Richard.
(c) Peter.
(d) Michael.

6. To what does Robert Freedman attribute the development of schizophrenia in Chapter 24?
(a) To a sensory processing problem.
(b) To a childhood virus.
(c) To environmental toxins.
(d) To a genetic inheritance.

7. To what maximum-security hospital is Michael sent in Chapter 13?
(a) Atascadero.
(b) Broadmoor.
(c) Kirby.
(d) Greystone Park.

8. What nickname do the Galvin children give Donald in Chapter 11?
(a) Freakazoid.
(b) Gookoid.
(c) Zero.
(d) Monster.

9. Where is Don stationed during WWII?
(a) Southern France.
(b) North Africa.
(c) The South Pacific.
(d) Italy.

10. Where is Robert Freedman conducting research in Chapter 24?
(a) Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
(b) UC San Diego Health Sciences.
(c) The University of Colorado Medical Center.
(d) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

11. According to researcher David Rosenthal in Chapter 9, what causes schizophrenia?
(a) A combination of genes and environment.
(b) A virus.
(c) Environment alone.
(d) Genes alone.

12. As the prologue begins, how old is Mary Galvin?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

13. What does John study in Chapter 13 while at college?
(a) Biology.
(b) Computer programming.
(c) Music.
(d) English literature.

14. What is the name of the priest who becomes close to Mimi in Chapter 3?
(a) Father Piagetenstein.
(b) Father Maslowenstein.
(c) Father Freudenstein.
(d) Father Jungenstein.

15. As revealed in Chapter 7, what is the name of the state mental hospital known for its brutal treatment of patients?
(a) Pueblo.
(b) Cimarron.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Fountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Robert Freedman search in Chapter 24?

2. For what crime is Michael first arrested in Chapter 13?

3. To what state does Michael move in Chapter 13?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 12, Margaret and Mary are among the first to witness the instability of which member of the Galvin family?

5. What is the name of Brian’s girlfriend, as explained in Chapter 16?

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