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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 is Bhargavi's daughter?

2. Who is Naomi's youngest child?

3. Who wrote "The Anatomy of an Epidemic?"

4. What is one diagnosis Laura receives?

5. Who told the man who saved Naomi to wait to tell his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Nandini and Bapu have?

2. Why does Laura decide to go off of her medications?

3. What tragedy does Bhargavi suffer in her young adult life?

4. What does Laura feel for the first time in a very long time following her suicide attempt?

5. What does Bhargavi eventually begin to feel in her proximity to death?

6. Why does Naomi run into trouble with employment after her release from prison?

7. What topic is Naomi very passionate about?

8. What does Florida say is the solution for Black women who are feeling depressed?

9. What does Laura do when she is 25?

10. What does Naomi do on July 4, 2003?

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

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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