Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Robert Kolker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Robert Kolker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Jim drops out of college in Chapter 8, what job does he take?
(a) Taxi driver.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Butcher.

2. According to Michael in Chapter 13, what is to blame for his arrests?
(a) His genes.
(b) His being a part of the counterculture.
(c) His connection to Donald.
(d) Mistaken identity.

3. Who becomes a protector to the younger siblings in Chapter 12?
(a) Brian.
(b) John.
(c) Jim.
(d) Richard.

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

5. What is the title of Daniel Schreber’s memoir?
(a) Memoirs of my Nervous Illness.
(b) Memoirs of my Manic Illness.
(c) Memoirs of my Neurotic Illness.
(d) Memoirs of my Neurological Illness.

6. Which of his sons is present for the medical event experienced by Don in Chapter 17?
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) Brian.
(d) Richard.

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

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

9. As the prologue begins, how old is Donald Galvin?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 33.
(d) 27.

10. In what branch of the armed forces does Don serve during WWII?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The Navy.

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

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

13. Who becomes a surrogate mother to Mary in Chapter 19?
(a) Jean.
(b) Marilee.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Kathy.

14. How does Margaret feel while living with the Garys in Chapter 20?
(a) Like a member of the family.
(b) Like an outsider.
(c) Like an artist.
(d) Like an imposter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jim’s son, who is born in Chapter 8?

2. To whom does Donald become engaged at the end of Chapter 7?

3. As discussed in Chapter 13, what blinds Mimi and Don to Brian’s suffering?

4. What is the name originally given to schizophrenia, as discussed in Chapter 2?

5. Of what is Michael convinced in Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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