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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 crashes his car.
(c) When he becomes violent with their son.
(d) When he runs off with another woman.

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

3. What project seems to suggest the emergence of treatments for many diseases, as explained in Chapter 33?
(a) The Human Heredity Project.
(b) The Human Genome Project.
(c) The Human Chromosome Project.
(d) The Human DNA Project.

4. What function does SHANK2 play, as explained in Chapter 36?
(a) It is a pathway 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 communications assistant for brain cells.

5. How does Margaret feel about her mother, as discussed in Chapter 38?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Resolved.

6. Who abused Donald as a teen, as revealed in Chapter 31?
(a) Father Freudenstein.
(b) A coach.
(c) A teacher.
(d) Don Galvin.

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

8. On what does Kate want to focus her career, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Family conflict.
(b) Program design.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) End-of-life care.

9. What career path Kate does want to follow, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Computing.
(b) Art.
(c) Law.
(d) Research.

10. When Lindsay visits Joe in Chapter 25, what does she consider for the first time?
(a) The disease her brothers have.
(b) The future her brothers might have.
(c) The treatments her brothers are receiving.
(d) Her own likelihood of falling ill.

11. How does Margaret interpret her parents’ secrets, as explained in Chapter 41?
(a) As another rejection.
(b) As a sign of fear.
(c) As an act of love.
(d) As an act of violence.

12. Who is Lindsay dating in Chapter 30?
(a) Rick.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Roy.
(d) Ron.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffers from depression in Chapter 28?

2. How does Margaret describe her mother’s description of her daughters, as explained in Chapter 42?

3. In what year does Jim die, as discussed in Chapter 35?

4. From what does Margaret’s inspiration come, as explained in Chapter 42?

5. With whom does Kate begin to work as an intern, as explained in Chapter 45?

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