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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Aviv discharged from the hospital as a child?
(a) April 10, 1990.
(b) November 9, 1988.
(c) December 20, 1987.
(d) May 9, 1989.

2. What is the Indian phrase for the "science of architecture"?
(a) Vastu helistra.
(b) Vastu shastra.
(c) Helio mastra.
(d) Helio vastu.

3. What do barbiturates do?
(a) Sedate.
(b) Stimulate.
(c) Treat heart problems.
(d) Treat headaches.

4. Who directed Bangalore's All India Institute of Mental Health in the 1960s?
(a) Michael Richardson.
(b) A. M. Sunila.
(c) N.C. Surya.
(d) Frederick Isington.

5. Where does Ray receive treatment after the Lodge?
(a) Richards Place.
(b) Mount Sinai.
(c) Rhodes Rings.
(d) Silver Hill.

6. Who wrote the essay "The Hidden Self"?
(a) Helen Hendry.
(b) William James.
(c) Michael Henderson.
(d) Richard Ross.

7. Where is Bapu's house?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) Mirai.
(c) Chennai.
(d) Kerala.

8. What are the lectures at the ashram in Chennai about?
(a) Heroism.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Bhagavad Gita.
(d) The Quaran.

9. What is the name of the house Bapu's father bought for her?
(a) Amrita.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Bartita.
(d) Jefington.

10. How long does Ray spend at Silver Hill?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 8 months.

11. What is the name of the temple town with some 50 shrines?
(a) Srirangam.
(b) Ringinai.
(c) Rhodestown.
(d) Felington.

12. Who are Ray's sons?
(a) Henry and Michael.
(b) Sam and Joe.
(c) Sam and Henry.
(d) Michael and Joe.

13. Who is the former president of the American Psychiatric Association?
(a) Richard Wright.
(b) Alan Stone.
(c) Helen Hendry.
(d) Janet Jones.

14. What does Aviv's mother propose to her at one point for a collaboration?
(a) That they sing together.
(b) That they cook together.
(c) That they write a book together.
(d) That they move in together.

15. Who brings Bapu back when she runs away?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) The priests.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Bapu's family stop mentioning her?

2. What did Aviv's mother do for a living?

3. Who is Ray's second wife?

4. Who is Aviv's father's girlfriend?

5. What kind of treatment does Bapu eventually undergo for depression?

(see the answer keys)

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