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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do many of the Galvin children believe regarding Brian’s death in Chapter 16?
(a) That he was the victim of a robbery.
(b) That he got sick.
(c) That he was the victim of mistaken identity.
(d) That he overdosed on drugs.

2. To what private clinic do the Galvins travel for testing in Chapter 19?
(a) The Body Bio Center.
(b) The Schizo Bio Center.
(c) The Neuro Bio Center.
(d) The Brain Bio Center.

3. In what state is the boarding school Mary attends in Chapter 23?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Vermont.

4. After Jim drops out of college in Chapter 8, what job does he take?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Taxi driver.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Bartender.

5. For what crime is Michael first arrested in Chapter 13?
(a) DUI.
(b) Loitering.
(c) Disorderly conduct.
(d) Criminal mischief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday do the boys ruin in Chapter 15?

2. Mary’s earliest memories involve the frightening behavior of which sibling, as explained in Chapter 19?

3. Where is Don stationed during WWII?

4. To whom does Mimi Galvin unburden herself in Chapter 17?

5. As discussed in Chapter 13, what blinds Mimi and Don to Brian’s suffering?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Mimi break down in Chapter 17? What is the result?

2. How is Margaret affected by her home life, as revealed in Chapter 11?

3. What happens when the family visits the Brain Bio Center in Chapter 19?

4. Who is Marilee? How does she reflect Donald’s increasing instability in Chapter 7?

5. Who is Daniel Paul Schreber and what does he contribute to the field of psychiatry, as explained in Chapter 2?

6. Who is Lynn DeLisi and for what does she begin searching in Chapter 18?

7. What happens to Michael in Chapter 13? Why does Michael believe these things have happened to him?

8. How does Donald begin to show signs of mental instability in Chapter 7?

9. What happens between Mary and Donald in the prologue?

10. What impact did the theory of the schizophrenogenic mother have on families, as explained in Chapter 4?

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