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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of people in the U.S. suffering from serious mental illness are unemployed?

2. Depression is most closely tied to what feeling?

3. How much money do state and federal governments spend for poor adults and their children each year?

4. What is the name of the man who pushed a woman in front of the subway in New York?

5. What does Thomas Crowe believe about the primate brain that makes it different from the human brain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the author's mother's suicide in the book? Why is it significant to the rest of the book? What is Solomon's view of her suicide and about suicide in general?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the role of Phaly Noun in the book. Why is her story relevant to Solomon's overview of depression? What does Solomon seem to admire about her?

Essay Topic 3

How are depression and other mental disorders treated in in the U.S. government? What factors lead to the treatment of depression in the government? Where does Solomon think improvements could be made?

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