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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does Mimi blame the boys’ schizophrenia, as revealed at the start of Chapter 31?
(a) Her own genes.
(b) The boys' fighting.
(c) Her husband’s genes.
(d) God.

2. Who suffers from depression in Chapter 28?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jim.
(c) Peter.
(d) Joe.

3. What does Lindsay wonder about herself at the end of Chapter 30?
(a) Why the Garys did not take her.
(b) Why she did not develop schizophrenia.
(c) Why she is not like Margaret.
(d) Why Jim targeted her.

4. What does Kate expect to find in the lab, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Her cousin's brain.
(b) Her uncle's brain.
(c) Her grandmother's brain.
(d) Her grandfather’s brain.

5. From what does a teenage Jack suffer, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) PTSD.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Depression.
(d) OCD.

6. With whom does Kate begin to work as an intern, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Lynn DeLisi.
(b) Robert Freedman.
(c) Louise Severn.
(d) David Rosenthal.

7. What does Robert Freedman discover about many members of the Galvin family in Chapter 32?
(a) Many have sensory gating problems.
(b) Many have vision problems.
(c) Many have heart problems.
(d) Many have motor problems.

8. How does Margaret describe her mother’s description of her daughters, as explained in Chapter 42?
(a) As surprising.
(b) As regretful.
(c) As complimentary.
(d) As passive-aggressive.

9. What feelings are provoked in Lindsay after Margaret keeps her distance in Chapter 38?
(a) Feelings of anxiety.
(b) Feelings of abandonment.
(c) Feelings of loss.
(d) Feelings of stress.

10. What is the name of Lindsay’s son, as revealed in Chapter 37?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Joey.
(c) Jay.
(d) Jack.

11. Who experiences sensory processing issues at a young age, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jack.
(c) Kate.
(d) Mary.

12. What therapeutic boarding school does Jack attend in Chapter 45?
(a) Oregon Academy.
(b) Montana Academy.
(c) Dakota Academy.
(d) Wyoming Academy.

13. According to Lindsay in Chapter 41, what does secrecy create?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Helplessness.
(c) Damage.
(d) Peace.

14. Why do some members of the Galvin family gather at Margaret’s home in Chapter 38?
(a) To stage an intervention.
(b) To collect DNA samples.
(c) To bury their mother.
(d) To sell the family home.

15. What activity helps Margaret deal with the trauma of her childhood, as explained in Chapter 29?
(a) Playing piano.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what gene, which fully forms in the womb, does Robert Freedman study in Chapter 37?

2. Of what does Jim die in Chapter 35?

3. Which Galvin sibling is particularly impacted by the deaths of so many family members, as explained in Chapter 40?

4. What is the name of Lindsay’s daughter, as revealed in Chapter 37?

5. Who becomes Peter’s guardian in Chapter 34?

(see the answer keys)

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