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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "L'Appel du Vide" - "Beyond the Hedge".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who published the article in Newsweek titled "How Colleges Flunk Mental Health" in 2014?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Kay Redfield.
(c) Katie J. M. Baker.
(d) Andrew Solomon.

3. 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?
(a) The spleen and liver.
(b) The heart and uterus.
(c) The kidneys and liver.
(d) The pancreas and brain.

4. What does "MAOI" stand for?
(a) Matriculated Acuity Observation Index.
(b) Mental Acuity Outgoing Index.
(c) Material Accumulated Observation Index.
(d) Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor.

5. How many times was the author involuntarily hospitalized due to her mental illness?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's therapist prescribe her due to her nightmares from PTSD when she was diagnosed?

2. According to the Department of Justice, how many "people with mental illness are incarcerated in state and federal jails and prisons" (110)?

3. Whom does the author refer to as her spiritual mentor in "Beyond the Hedge"?

4. When was Malcoum Tate murdered?

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

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