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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. How long does Ray spend at Silver Hill?

2. Who runs Ray's business in his absence?

3. Who are Ray's sons?

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

5. What does Aviv start doing at night with some of her roommates?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Aviv think of Hava as a young child?

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

7. What do some of Aviv's earliest doctors pinpoint as one of the factors of her illness?

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

9. What is one major motivation of Aviv's to begin eating again?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Aviv spends significant time exploring how Bapu's extended family react to her mental health crises? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aviv explain Ray Osheroff's growing challenges and struggles with his mental health? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do people come to believe that Bapu was like a mystic or a saint? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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