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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. Who wrote the essay "The Ascetic Anorexic"?

2. Who is the former president of the American Psychiatric Association?

3. Who says Bapu never missed cooking a meal?

4. What is the name of the temple town with some 50 shrines?

5. What is the Tami word for "enchanting"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship did Ray have with his own father?

2. Why does Ray read the entire Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

3. What illness is Bapu eventually diagnosed with?

4. What does Ray once say he feels like therapy is like for him?

5. What is the outcome of Ray's lawsuit against the Lodge?

6. What does Aviv's stepmother tell her as an adult that sobers her?

7. What is one reason Ray's first wife files for divorce?

8. Why are Aviv's parents dismayed when they visit her in the hospital?

9. What kind of trouble did Ray find himself in at the end of his life?

10. What big project does Ray embark on after he spends some time in treatment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aviv describe the various treatments and medications that Bapu was put on/given by her doctors? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Aviv establish her personal connection to the book's topic? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What connections does Aviv draw between Naomi's and Bapu's lives and illnesses? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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