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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Joe die in Chapter 35?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

2. What function does SHANK2 play, as explained in Chapter 36?
(a) It is a communications assistant for brain cells.
(b) It is an executive assistant for brain cells.
(c) It is a production assistant for brain cells.
(d) It is a pathway assistant for brain cells.

3. What wilderness-based youth therapy program does Jack attend in Chapter 45?
(a) Open Door.
(b) Open Sky.
(c) Open Mountain.
(d) Open Heart.

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

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

6. In what year does Mimi die, as discussed in Chapter 39?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2013.

7. Whose birthday do the Galvin siblings celebrate in Chapter 40?
(a) Brian.
(b) Jim.
(c) Donald.
(d) John.

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

9. What does Margaret struggle to overcome in Chapter 42?
(a) Her feelings of abandonment.
(b) Her feelings of confusion.
(c) Her feelings of loss.
(d) Her feelings of responsibility.

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

11. Which Galvin sibling is particularly impacted by the deaths of so many family members, as explained in Chapter 40?
(a) Matt.
(b) Richard.
(c) Mark.
(d) Peter.

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

13. According to Robert Freedman’s research in Chapter 37, what nutrient may prevent schizophrenia?
(a) Choline.
(b) Theonine.
(c) Biotin.
(d) Riboflavin.

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

15. According to the author in Chapter 43, what about schizophrenia has not changed since the Galvins were young?
(a) The medications used to treat it.
(b) The atmosphere around the disease.
(c) People's attitudes about the disease.
(d) The methods used to diagnose it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who abused Donald as a teen, as revealed in Chapter 31?

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

3. Who is Lindsay dating in Chapter 30?

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

5. Lynn DeLisi’s research is shut down when her pharmaceutical company is bought by whom, as explained in Chapter 33?

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