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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 is the name of Brian’s band, as revealed in Chapter 13?
(a) Prince's Backwater Carnival.
(b) Packer's Backwoods Carnival.
(c) Paxton’s Backstreet Carnival.
(d) Priceless Background Carnival.

2. What does Michael want his family to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Fight.
(b) Move.
(c) Pray.
(d) Meditate.

3. Who shows signs of impending psychosis in Chapter 22?
(a) Joe.
(b) Richard.
(c) Peter.
(d) Mark.

4. Which Galvin leaves the family in 1976, as explained in Chapter 17?
(a) Mary.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Margaret.

5. To whom does Mimi Galvin unburden herself in Chapter 17?
(a) Nancy Gary.
(b) Donald.
(c) Father Freudenstein.
(d) Margaret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What alarming incident prompts Donald to visit the health center in Chapter 7?

2. Which Galvin brother exercises “supreme authority” (44) over his siblings?

3. Who becomes a surrogate mother to Mary in Chapter 19?

4. After Jim drops out of college in Chapter 8, what job does he take?

5. As revealed in Chapter 7, what is the name of the state mental hospital known for its brutal treatment of patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the situation gotten worse at home, as demonstrated in Chapter 22?

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

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

4. How does Jim distance himself from his older brother in Chapter 6?

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

6. What happens to Brian in Chapter 16?

7. What does the community think about the Galvins, as explained in Chapter 15?

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

9. What does Robert Freedman discover in Chapter 24? What does he develop as a result?

10. Who is David Rosenthal and what influential work did he publish, as explained in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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