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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. How old is Tina when is has her first breakdown?

2. How many main treatments for depression are there?

3. What percent of depressed people commit suicide as a result?

4. What is Phaly's last name?

5. Myrna Weissman is from what school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do many people describe depression?

2. Describe Solomon's experience with sexual identity.

3. Why is it thought that depressed people may have better judgment than healthy people?

4. How do opiates affect the body?

5. What is Bert Hellinger's treatment for depression?

6. Why does Solomon not attend his own birthday party?

7. At the end of Politics, what does Solomon implore his readers to do?

8. Why is the fear of grief an important feelings for humans to feel?

9. How does Solomon feel about antidepressants?

10. How were depressives viewed in the American colonies in the18th century?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Maggie's role in the book? How does Solomon use her as an example? What might he admire about her? Why is her religious faith important?

Essay Topic 2

Explore Solomon's breakdowns. Why does he spend so much time describing his own breakdowns? Why is it significant that Solomon does not break down until after all of his problems are solved?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Lolly serve in the book? How does Solomon use her as an example of impoverished depressed? What kind of treatment does Lolly receive? What does Solomon want his reader to learn from Lolly?

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