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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which researcher faces discrimination in the 1970s?
(a) David Rosenthal.
(b) Robert Freedman.
(c) Robert Kolker.
(d) Lynn DeLisi.

4. What plan does Mary abandon in the prologue?
(a) Calling the police.
(b) Poisoning her brother.
(c) Running away.
(d) Burning her brother at the stake.

5. What theory involving the origins of schizophrenia does Frieda Fromm-Reichmann help develop?
(a) The schizophrenogenic child.
(b) The schizophrenogenic mother.
(c) The schizophrenogenic home.
(d) The schizophrenogenic father.

6. What famous novel, discussed in Chapter 13, tells the story of a patient inside an insane asylum?
(a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
(b) Catch-22.
(c) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
(d) The Crying of Lot 49.

7. In the 1960s, Don Galvin becomes the executive director of which organization?
(a) The League of Rocky Mountain States.
(b) The Coalition of Rocky Mountain States.
(c) The Union of Rocky Mountain States.
(d) The Federation of Rocky Mountain States.

8. In what private school is Margaret enrolled in Chapter 20?
(a) Denver Academy.
(b) Colorado Academy.
(c) St. Mary's Academy.
(d) Kent Denver School.

9. When do the Galvins move to Hidden Valley Road, as revealed in Chapter 6?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1954.

10. With whom does John fall in love in Chapter 13?
(a) Nora.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Nicole.

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

12. In what state is the boarding school Mary attends in Chapter 23?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Connecticut.

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

14. Mary’s earliest memories involve the frightening behavior of which sibling, as explained in Chapter 19?
(a) Donald.
(b) John.
(c) Jim.
(d) Brian.

15. In what year does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mary’s last protector, who develops schizophrenia in Chapter 22?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, what does young Margaret do about the conflicts consuming her brothers?

3. What medical event does Don Galvin experience in Chapter 17?

4. As Donald enters college in Chapter 6, what career does he intend to follow?

5. What is Mimi’s real first name, as revealed in Chapter 1?

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