Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert Kolker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Robert Kolker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. To what maximum-security hospital is Michael sent in Chapter 13?
(a) Atascadero.
(b) Greystone Park.
(c) Kirby.
(d) Broadmoor.

2. What is Mimi’s real first name, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Mathilde.
(d) Mary.

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 12, every member of the Galvin family operates in a world without what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Consequences.
(c) Love.
(d) Understanding.

4. What branch of the armed forces does Don join in the 1950s?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The Air Force.

5. Who becomes a surrogate mother to Mary in Chapter 19?
(a) Jean.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Marilee.
(d) Nancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jim’s son, who is born in Chapter 8?

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

3. In what state is the boarding school Mary attends in Chapter 23?

4. How does Margaret feel while living with the Garys in Chapter 20?

5. In what year does Chapter 1 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Don Galvin in Chapter 17?

2. What hobby do the Galvins enjoy, as discussed in Chapter 1? What draws them to this hobby?

3. What is the theory schizophrenogenic mother, as explained in Chapter 4?

4. In what ways do Margaret and Mary escape the violence at home, as discussed in Chapters 11 and 12?

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

6. Who is Father Freudenstein and why does he become close to the Galvins in Chapter 3?

7. What happens during Thanksgiving in Chapter 15?

8. What is the Farm? What does Michael learn there in Chapter 21?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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