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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 was Ray's secretary?
2. What is the name of the house Bapu's father bought for her?
3. Who is the former president of the American Psychiatric Association?
4. Who is the superintendent of Kilpauk Mental Hospital?
5. Who did Ray have a very difficult relationship with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ray once say he feels like therapy is like for him?
2. What disease does Aviv struggle with as a very young child?
3. What is one reason Ray's first wife files for divorce?
4. What kind of relationship did Ray have with his own father?
5. What does Ray Osheroff do for a living?
6. What does Aviv's stepmother tell her as an adult that sobers her?
7. Why are Aviv's parents dismayed when they visit her in the hospital?
8. What does Aviv think of Hava as a young child?
9. When Bapu first arrived in Kilpauk Mental Hospital, what drug was often used to treat schizophrenia?
10. Why does Ray read the entire Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Naomi understand her own actions on the bridge on July 4, 2003, after the fact, and how does Aviv convey this reality to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Aviv describe the culture in which Bapu is raised, marries, and begins to deteriorate, from a mental health point of view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Laura Delano begin to doubt the efficacy and safety of her medications to treat her depression and anxiety? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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