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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does her therapist help Lindsay stop doing in Chapter 26?
(a) Binging and purging.
(b) Drinking too much.
(c) Blaming herself.
(d) Helping her family.

2. How old is Mimi at the start of Chapter 38?
(a) 85.
(b) 80.
(c) 90.
(d) 95.

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

4. What career does Jack intend to pursue, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Outdoor wilderness therapist.
(b) Art therapist.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Family therapist.

5. Which researcher is struck by Mimi’s tenacity in Chapter 27?
(a) Robert Freedman.
(b) Lynn DeLisi.
(c) David Rosenthal.
(d) Stefan McDonough.

6. What change does Donald experience in the late 1980s, as discussed in Chapter 28?
(a) He becomes reclusive.
(b) He becomes calm.
(c) He becomes outgoing.
(d) He renounces religion.

7. What is necessary for Lindsay’s healing process, as explained in Chapter 44?
(a) Helping her sick family members.
(b) Making art.
(c) Ignoring her family.
(d) Taking medication.

8. What controversial treatment does Peter receive in Chapter 34?
(a) Transcranial magnetic stimulation.
(b) Electroconvulsive therapy.
(c) Craniotomy.
(d) Trepanation.

9. Of what does Jim die in Chapter 35?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Drug overdose.

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

11. Matt’s conversation is a blend of what two things, as explained in Chapter 40?
(a) Fiction and fancy.
(b) Memory and fantasy.
(c) Anger and fear.
(d) Delusion and violence.

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

13. What do some Galvin siblings refuse to attend, as explained in Chapter 40?
(a) Mimi's funeral.
(b) A family dinner.
(c) Doctor's appointments.
(d) Sunday mass.

14. According to the author in Chapter 43, what about schizophrenia has changed since the Galvins were young?
(a) The atmosphere around the disease.
(b) The age of onset.
(c) The methods used to diagnose it.
(d) The medications used to treat it.

15. To whom does Margaret become engaged while in college, as explained in Chapter 25?
(a) Colton.
(b) Chris.
(c) Colin.
(d) Cameron.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who experiences sensory processing issues at a young age, as explained in Chapter 45?

3. Whose birthday do the Galvin siblings celebrate in Chapter 40?

4. Who throws Jim out of the house in Chapter 26?

5. Which Galvin sibling helps Lindsay care for Mimi in Chapter 38?

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