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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 neurotransmitter do some people with schizophrenia lack, as revealed in Chapter 32?
(a) Acetylocholine.
(b) Glutamate.
(c) Somatostatin.
(d) Dopamine.

2. Why do some members of the Galvin family gather at Margaret’s home in Chapter 38?
(a) To collect DNA samples.
(b) To bury their mother.
(c) To sell the family home.
(d) To stage an intervention.

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

4. From what does a teenage Jack suffer, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) OCD.
(c) Depression.
(d) PTSD.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Matt’s conversation is a blend of what two things, as explained in Chapter 40?

2. What treatments was Don Galvin receiving before he died, as revealed in Chapter 41?

3. What is necessary for Lindsay’s healing process, as explained in Chapter 44?

4. How old is Joe when he dies in Chapter 35?

5. Who is Lindsay dating in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Margaret make in Chapter 25? How do others in her life feel about this decision?

2. What does Robert Freedman attempt to develop in Chapter 32? Who shuts him down? Why?

3. What does Lindsay begin to consider in Chapter 25? What makes her consider this?

4. As Chapter 31 begins, whom does Mimi blame for the boys’ schizophrenia? Why?

5. According to the author in Chapter 43, what has not changed regarding schizophrenia? What has changed?

6. According to Nancy Gary in Chapter 44, why was Margaret rescued and not Lindsay? How does Lindsay react to this news?

7. What memory does Margaret have about her mother in Chapter 42? What does she think of this memory?

8. What kindness does Lindsay perform in Chapter 30? Why? What is the effect of her kind act?

9. What does the reader learn in Chapter 27 about how drug treatments for schizophrenia have changed over time?

10. What happens to Mimi in Chapter 38? Who cares for her?

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