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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 was Payton Leutner stabbed?
(a) Waukesha, Wisconsin.
(b) El Paso, Texas.
(c) Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(d) Mt. Shasta, California.

2. When did the trials for the Payton Leutner stabbing take place?
(a) September and October, 2015.
(b) September and October, 2018.
(c) September and October, 2009.
(d) September and October, 2017.

3. What does "ECT" refer to?
(a) Electroconvulsive Therapy.
(b) Elective Cohesive Therapy.
(c) External Cognitive Therapy.
(d) Elective Cognitive Therapy.

4. Who is quoted from the documentary about Payton Leutner's stabbing in saying, "It bears saying that schizophrenia, in and of itself, is not a dangerous illness" (120)?
(a) Anissa Weier.
(b) Jamie Davis Whitmer.
(c) Kenneth Casimir.
(d) Elyn Saks.

5. Who plays the role of William Parcher in A Beautiful Mind?
(a) Kevin Spacey.
(b) Robin Williams.
(c) Hugh Jackman.
(d) Ed Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the expose titled Ten Days in a Mad-House?

2. Where did the Slender Man legend originate that influenced the actions of Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser?

3. What does "CBT" refer to?

4. When did the author marry her husband?

5. Who wrote the novel The Snowman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the premise of the film Lucy described in "Reality, On-Screen"?

2. What treatment did the author's therapist recommend when she developed PTSD?

3. Describe the Payton Leutner stabbing. When did it take place and who was involved?

4. What does "5150" refer to?

5. What are first-generation antipsychotics and why are they less prescribed than second-generation antipsychotics?

6. Who wrote Ten Days in a Mad-House? What was this piece about?

7. How did the author's literary tastes change when she developed PTSD?

8. How does the author describe the term "asylum" and associations with that word in "On the Ward"?

9. What did Jen Percy write in the book Demon Camp about the neurological consequences of trauma?

10. Why did the author contact the FBI regarding "John Doe"?

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