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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who developed the 12-session course called Family-to-Family for NAMI?
(a) Andrew Solomon.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Joyce Burland.
(d) Colleen Duewel.

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

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

5. At what age did the author begin to read?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?

3. How many times was Malcoum Tate shot?

4. According to a piece that the author cites from the New York Times in "The Choice of Children," a child of a parent who has bipolar disorder is how many times more likely to develop the disorder than a child of a parent who does not?

5. In what month was the author born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?

2. What are the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

3. How does the author describe her family history in regards to mental illness?

4. When was the term "schizophrenia" coined and what are its root words?

5. What conclusions did the author reach regarding the choice to have children or not? Why?

6. What is the DSM and why is it important?

7. Who was John Nash and why is he mentioned in the book?

8. Who was Malcoum Tate and why does the author discuss him in the book?

9. What percentage of the American adult population are afflicted by the various schizophrenias?

10. How does the author describe the different perceptions of depression and schizophrenia in the book?

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