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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lynn DeLisi’s research is shut down when her pharmaceutical company is bought by whom, as explained in Chapter 33?
(a) Gilead.
(b) Pfizer.
(c) Sanofi.
(d) GlaxoSmithKline.

2. 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 stress.
(d) Feelings of loss.

3. 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.

4. What language disorder does Mimi develop in Chapter 39?
(a) Dysarthria.
(b) Apraxia.
(c) Dysphonia.
(d) Aphasia.

5. What new health problems does Don Galvin face in Chapter 28?
(a) Diabetes and cancer.
(b) Cancer and congestive heart failure.
(c) Diabetes and epilepsy.
(d) Congestive heart failure and epilepsy.

6. When does Kathy end her marriage to Jim, as explained in Chapter 25?
(a) When he nearly sets fire to their home.
(b) When he becomes violent with their son.
(c) When he crashes his car.
(d) When he runs off with another woman.

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

8. According to Lindsay in Chapter 44, what needs to be accepted about each person in her family?
(a) Their different mind.
(b) Their different careers.
(c) Their different way.
(d) Their different genes.

9. Who is Tim, as explained in Chapter 26?
(a) The Garys' neighbor.
(b) The Garys' brother.
(c) The Garys' son.
(d) The Garys' nephew.

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

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

12. What is the name of the therapist Lindsay begins seeing in Chapter 26?
(a) Linda Silvern.
(b) Lillian Silvern.
(c) Louise Silvern.
(d) Lucy Silvern.

13. What does Lindsay gain access to following the death of her mother, as explained in Chapter 41?
(a) Family legal records.
(b) Family ancestry records.
(c) Family financial records.
(d) Family medical records.

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

15. At what annual symposium does Robert Freedman speak in Chapter 37?
(a) The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
(b) The Mind and Body Research Foundation.
(c) The Blood and Brain Research Foundation.
(d) The Mind and Brain Research Foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mimi at the start of Chapter 38?

2. What activity helps Margaret deal with the trauma of her childhood, as explained in Chapter 29?

3. From where does the SHANK2 mutation come, as explained in Chapter 36?

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

5. Of what does Don Galvin die in Chapter 35?

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