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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. What is the Tami word for "enchanting"?

2. How much does Hava weigh when Caldwell meets her?

3. When is Aviv discharged from the hospital as a child?

4. Who are Bapu's children?

5. Who does Aviv look up to at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens once Ray starts taking antidepressants?

2. How do Bapu's in-laws treat her?

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

4. Who advocates for evidence-based medicine and why?

5. What does Aviv's mother propose they do together when Aviv is a teenager?

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

7. When Bapu first arrived in Kilpauk Mental Hospital, what drug was often used to treat schizophrenia?

8. What does Karthik think of his mother when he is a child?

9. What illness is Bapu eventually diagnosed with?

10. What does Ray Osheroff do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What does Aviv discover about Hava, her one-time fellow patient in treatment for anorexia, and how does this news affect Aviv's outlook on her own life path and challenges? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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