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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On the Ward" - "The Slender Man, the Nothing, and Me".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book No One Cares about Crazy People?
(a) Christopher Bollas.
(b) Ron Powers.
(c) Don Rushing.
(d) Efrem Korngold.

2. Who wrote American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System?
(a) E. Fuller Torrey.
(b) Elyn Saks.
(c) Jamie Davis Whitmer.
(d) Michael Duewel.

3. According to the Department of Justice, how many "people with mental illness are incarcerated in state and federal jails and prisons" (110)?
(a) "Nearly 1.3 million."
(b) "Nearly 2.3 million."
(c) "Nearly 1.8 million."
(d) "Nearly 1 million."

4. When did the author first work for Camp Wish?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2007.

5. How is the term "asylum" defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (96)?
(a) "A place for medical treatment."
(b) "A place for patients with mental illness."
(c) "A place of haven or safety."
(d) "A place of involuntary holding."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is quoted from the documentary about Payton Leutner's stabbing in saying, "It bears saying that schizophrenia, in and of itself, is not a dangerous illness" (120)?

2. According to the author, the ancient Egyptians described a condition similar to schizophrenia that was attributed to the dangerous influence of poison where in the body?

3. What did the accused believe the Slender Man would do after they stabbed Peyton Leutner?

4. Who wrote the memoir Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things?

5. When did Eugen Bleuler coin the word "schizophrenia"?

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