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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Angel covered from head to toe in?

2. Who is the first and only member of Congress to share their own mental health problems?

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

4. Who came up with four suicide types that are no longer used today?

5. How many major factors influence ideas surrounding depression?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How might depression have served a purpose in pre-human times? Cite three theories that evolutionists have come up with in regards to depression. What does Solomon make of these theories? Do these theories sound likely?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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