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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested that suicide was a murderous impulse toward another person?

2. The evolution of the condition of depression can be divided into how many stages?

3. How many of the impoverished, depressed men that Solomon interviewed were HIV positive?

4. Who says, "Depressed people don't nag enough."?

5. Veterans of what war make up a large part of the homeless population in the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explore the cycle created by depression and substance abuse. How do the two correlate? How are they separate issues? Why does Solomon say that depressives are vulnerable to being addicts?

Essay Topic 3

How does lack of money link to depression? Why are so many impoverished Americans depressed? What does Solomon say about getting treatment for them?

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