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

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

3. When was the Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act (HR 4574) passed?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2016.

4. At what universities did the author study for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard and Princeton.
(b) Harvard and Yale.
(c) Princeton and Yale.
(d) Yale and Stanford.

5. Who wrote Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?
(a) Steve Dorus.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Kay Redfield.
(d) Efrem Korngold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the camp at Camp Wish last?

2. According to the NIMH, what percent of the American population is diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder?

3. What percentage of the American adult population is afflicted with schizophrenia, according to the NIMH?

4. What is the Russian word "gibel" synonymous with, according to the author in "Diagnosis" (3)?

5. According to the NIMH, what percent of the American population is diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the author go into detail about her appearance and attire in "High-Functioning"?

5. How is "the Shakespeare Lady" described?

6. Why does the author discuss the film The Exorcist in the book?

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

8. What article from Newsweek by Katie J. M. Baker in 2014 is discussed in the book? What is the premise of this article?

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

10. What is Camp Wish and how was the author involved with it?

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