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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Margaret become engaged while in college, as explained in Chapter 25?

2. Of what does Jim die in Chapter 35?

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

4. Why had the Garys not rescued a young Lindsay, as explained in Chapter 44?

5. What new health problems does Don Galvin face in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What controversial treatment does Peter receive in Chapter 34? How does he react to these treatments?

5. Why is Lynn DeLisi’s research shut down in Chapter 33?

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

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

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

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

10. What is SHANK2 and what do researchers discover about it in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the coping mechanisms of Mimi, Margaret, and Lindsay. Each of them cope with their childhood traumas as well as their family’s schizophrenia in different ways. How are they similar, and how are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Schizophrenia devastates six of the Galvin sons, but it affects each of them differently. What similarities and what differences do the Galvins experience regarding their illness?

Essay Topic 3

How does Hidden Valley Road illustrate the role of shame and secrecy? Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

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