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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 Blue Nights?
(a) Andrew Solomon.
(b) Kay Redfield.
(c) Joan Didion.
(d) Katie J. M. Baker.

2. Where did the author earn her MFA in fiction?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) The University of Michigan.
(c) The University of Louisiana.
(d) Yale University.

3. According to the NIMH, what percent of the American population is diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder?
(a) 3.9%.
(b) 1.1%.
(c) 0.01%.
(d) 0.3%.

4. What term refers to the involuntary jerking motions of the face and limbs that are a result of taking first-generation antipsychotics?
(a) Muscular dystrophy.
(b) Turett's syndrome.
(c) Hodgekins disorder.
(d) Tardive dyskinesia.

5. What psychoanalyst defines "schizophrenic presence" as the psychodynamic experience of "being with [a schizophrenic] who has seemingly crossed over from the human world to the non-human environment" (3)?
(a) Efrem Korngold.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Ron Powers.
(d) Don Rushing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the California law code for temporary, involuntary psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others?

2. What is the percentage chance of identical twins both developing schizophrenia despite their shared genes, according to seminal twin studies in the 1960s?

3. When did the author experience her first auditory hallucination?

4. Who is the "bookish and bullied boy" in The NeverEnding Story (117)?

5. When was the author diagnosed with bipolar disorder?

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