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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claimed "We are our choices" (31)?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Homer.

2. What does "MADD" stand for?
(a) Mental Awareness and Diagnosis of Detriment.
(b) Mental Awareness Drug Diagnosis.
(c) Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
(d) Mental Awareness for Drunk Driving.

3. What does the author assert having said attending a "prestigious university" was, in "High Functioning" (45)?
(a) "A signifier of wealth."
(b) "A signifier of knowledge."
(c) "A signifier of sanity."
(d) "A signifier of worth."

4. When was Malcoum Tate diagnosed with schizophrenia?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1977.

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

6. When did Margaret Holloway (the "Shakespeare Lady") graduate from Yale School of Drama?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1984.

7. When did the author leave Yale for good?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2003.

8. How long did the jurors deliberate on the verdict of the Malcoum Tate murder before delivering a verdict for the accused?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

9. What does "SOLVE" stand for?
(a) Society of Licensed and Verified Experts.
(b) Society for Open Language on Valid Experiences.
(c) Sharing Our Lives, Voices, and Experiences.
(d) Station of Organized Learning for Virtual Experiences.

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

11. Who wrote the memoir Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things?
(a) Katie J. M. Baker.
(b) Andrew Solomon.
(c) Jenny Lawson.
(d) Joan Didion.

12. When was the DSM-5 published by the APA?
(a) May, 2013.
(b) March, 2014.
(c) June, 2003.
(d) April, 2009.

13. Where are the author's parents from?
(a) India.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Vietnam.

14. Where was the author born?
(a) New York.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Michigan.
(d) California.

15. Who wrote the book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity?
(a) Lothell Tate.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Efrem Korngold.
(d) Andrew Solomon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did the author begin to read?

2. What drug does the author describe taking from 2013 to 2017 to keep her functioning without either delusions or hallucinations?

3. When was the College of William and Mary established?

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

5. When was the author diagnosed with bipolar disorder?

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