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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 the therapist Lindsay begins seeing in Chapter 26?
(a) Lillian Silvern.
(b) Lucy Silvern.
(c) Louise Silvern.
(d) Linda Silvern.

2. How old is Joe when he dies in Chapter 35?
(a) 53.
(b) 48.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

3. How old is Mimi at the start of Chapter 38?
(a) 90.
(b) 95.
(c) 80.
(d) 85.

4. What does Kate expect to find in the lab, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Her uncle's brain.
(b) Her cousin's brain.
(c) Her grandfather’s brain.
(d) Her grandmother's brain.

5. Who experiences sensory processing issues at a young age, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Mary.
(b) Peter.
(c) Kate.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lindsay gain access to following the death of her mother, as explained in Chapter 41?

2. Who thwarts Freedman’s quest for a new drug treatment, as explained in Chapter 32?

3. Which Galvin sibling helps Lindsay care for Mimi in Chapter 38?

4. According to Daniel Weinberger time in Chapter 27, which part of the schizophrenic brain is smaller than those of normal brains?

5. What therapeutic boarding school does Jack attend in Chapter 45?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Lindsay parented her children as a result of her family’s history with schizophrenia, as explained in Chapter 45?

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

3. What happens when Lindsay confronts her mother about Jim in Chapter 26?

4. How does Margaret feel about her mother in Chapter 38? About herself?

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

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

7. How does Margaret attempt to heal from the past, as explained in Chapter 29? What does she not do?

8. How does Margaret view her parents’ secrets after they are revealed in Chapter 41? How does Lindsay feel about them?

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

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

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