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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 do some Galvin siblings refuse to attend, as explained in Chapter 40?
(a) A family dinner.
(b) Doctor's appointments.
(c) Mimi's funeral.
(d) Sunday mass.

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

3. What does Jack plan to study in college, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Psychology.
(b) History.
(c) Art.
(d) Early childhood education.

4. For whom does Mimi have the most compassion, as revealed in Chapter 31?
(a) John.
(b) Brian.
(c) Jim.
(d) Donald.

5. What language disorder does Mimi develop in Chapter 39?
(a) Aphasia.
(b) Dysphonia.
(c) Apraxia.
(d) Dysarthria.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kathy end her marriage to Jim, as explained in Chapter 25?

2. Who experiences sensory processing issues at a young age, as explained in Chapter 45?

3. Which brother moves in with Lindsay in Chapter 30?

4. How does Margaret describe her mother’s description of her daughters, as explained in Chapter 42?

5. Who tries to talk Margaret out of her engagement, as explained in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What devastating news does Mimi learn in Chapter 31? How does she react?

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

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

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

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

7. What deaths occur in Chapter 35? What are the causes of these deaths?

8. What is the problem presented by neuroleptic drugs, as discussed in Chapter 40?

9. What does Lindsay discover in Chapter 41? How does she discover these things?

10. What happens to Margaret and Lindsay after Mimi’s funeral, as explained in Chapter 44?

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