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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lindsay in Chapter 26, her mother is only capable of sympathizing with whom?
(a) Her boys.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her girls.
(d) Herself.

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

3. From what does Margaret’s inspiration come, as explained in Chapter 42?
(a) Her dreams.
(b) History.
(c) Her family.
(d) Religion.

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

5. Who thwarts Freedman’s quest for a new drug treatment, as explained in Chapter 32?
(a) The DEA.
(b) Pharmaceutical companies.
(c) The FDA.
(d) Congress.

6. Of what does Don Galvin die in Chapter 35?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Pneumonia.

7. What is Peter Galvin determined to be, as explained in Chapter 40?
(a) Alert.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Cooperative.
(d) Unnoticeable.

8. What does Lindsay tell Tim, as explained in Chapter 26?
(a) About her brother's schizophrenia.
(b) About her plans for the future.
(c) About her family's love of falconry.
(d) About the abuse she suffered as a child.

9. To what art form does Margaret turn to help her heal, as explained in Chapter 42?
(a) Music.
(b) Painting.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sculpture.

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

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

12. What medical event does Mimi experience in Chapter 39?
(a) She begins vomiting blood.
(b) She has a stroke.
(c) She has a seizure.
(d) She has a heart attack.

13. What treatments was Don Galvin receiving before he died, as revealed in Chapter 41?
(a) Electroshock therapy.
(b) Physical therapy.
(c) Dialysis.
(d) Neuroleptic drugs.

14. What do genome studies reveal about the origin of schizophrenia, as explained in Chapter 33?
(a) That a single gene is responsible.
(b) That the disease is not inherited.
(c) That genes are not at all to blame.
(d) That multiple genetic irregularities are to blame.

15. What is the likely cause of the boys’ schizophrenia, as explained in Chapter 36?
(a) Random mutations.
(b) Mimi's genes.
(c) A blend of Mimi and Don’s genes.
(d) Don's genes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what annual symposium does Robert Freedman speak in Chapter 37?

2. What controversial treatment does Peter receive in Chapter 34?

3. What does Robert Freedman discover about many members of the Galvin family in Chapter 32?

4. What does Lindsay gain access to following the death of her mother, as explained in Chapter 41?

5. How does Margaret interpret her parents’ secrets, as explained in Chapter 41?

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