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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. What is the name of Lindsay’s daughter, as revealed in Chapter 37?

2. Who abused Donald as a teen, as revealed in Chapter 31?

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

4. On what does Kate want to focus her career, as explained in Chapter 45?

5. For how long does Donald stay out of Pueblo, as explained in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Louise Silvern? What does she do for Lindsay in Chapter 26?

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

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

6. How have the older boys changed over time, as explained in Chapter 28? What has caused these changes?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the theory of the schizophrenogenic mother influence the Galvin family? Evaluate the effects of this theory, using textual evidence for support.

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

Write an essay defining duty from the perspective of Lindsay. What is duty, according to Lindsay? How do the choices she makes reflect these values?

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