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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 one reason Aviv starts eating again in the hospital?

2. Who was Ray's doctor at Silver Hill?

3. What does Bapu begin wearing?

4. Who wrote "From Sad to Glad"?

5. Who was Karthik most loyal to in the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Ray first go for mental health treatment?

3. Why does Ray sue the Lodge eventually?

4. What disease does Aviv struggle with as a very young child?

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

6. What does Aviv think of Elizabeth in first grade?

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

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

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

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

What challenges does Aviv describe Naomi encountering in the time after her release from prison, and how does she describe them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aviv convey the magnitude of Osheroff's lawsuit for the future of mental health treatment to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Ray Osheroff sue the Chestnut Lodge, and what larger significance does the lawsuit take on for him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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