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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 object does Mimi smash while weeping in Chapter 13?
(a) A chocolate cake.
(b) A gingerbread house.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A glass figurine.

2. What is the name of Mimi and Don’s second child?
(a) Jack.
(b) John.
(c) Joe.
(d) Jim.

3. For what does Robert Freedman search in Chapter 24?
(a) A family with schizophrenia.
(b) Cousins with schizophrenia.
(c) Twins with schizophrenia.
(d) Parents with schizophrenia.

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

5. According to researcher David Rosenthal in Chapter 9, what causes schizophrenia?
(a) A combination of genes and environment.
(b) Environment alone.
(c) Genes alone.
(d) A virus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Galvins move to Hidden Valley Road, as revealed in Chapter 6?

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

3. With whom does John fall in love in Chapter 13?

4. As Chapter 1 begins, what hobby have Mimi and Don Galvin taken up?

5. Whom does Jim marry in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Brian in Chapter 16?

2. What happens as Margaret goes to live with the Garys in Chapter 20?

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

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

5. What happens to Don Galvin while stationed in Canada, as explained in Chapter 5?

6. What happens to Donald’s marriage to Jean in Chapter 10? What is the result?

7. What change does Mary experience to her home situation in Chapter 23?

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

9. What tragedies befall Mary in Chapter 23? How does she react to them?

10. How does Michael feel about his family upon returning home in Chapter 21?

(see the answer keys)

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