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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the psychiatrist say about addicts?
(a) They are in misery.
(b) They are lonely.
(c) They have no sense of limits.
(d) They are not intelligent.

2. What did this person say was the basis for the suicide attempt?
(a) The mediocrity of life.
(b) The suffering on the human spirit.
(c) The death of his daughter.
(d) The pain of divorce.

3. What does Goolrick suffer from?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Anhedonia.

4. Why is Goolrick a star in the hospital?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He is a movie star.
(d) His cuts are very deep.

5. What caused Goolrick to cry at the hospital?
(a) His mother's phone call.
(b) His lover's denial.
(c) His therapists reassurances.
(d) His father's anger.

6. What didn't anyone during Goolrick's childhood drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Beer.

7. What does Goolrick do on his thirty-fifth birthday?
(a) He overdoses.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He slits his wrist.
(d) He drives his car off a cliff.

8. What does Goolrick do the morning of the funeral?
(a) Digs his father's grave.
(b) Drives to a bar.
(c) Has a nervous breakdown.
(d) Calls a prostitute.

9. Why did Goolrick's parents summon him home one Christmas to scream at him?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He flunked out of college.
(c) He wrote a book about the family.
(d) He went insane.

10. What disease does Goolrick's mother have?
(a) Varices.
(b) Fibromyalsia.
(c) Ulcerative Colitis.
(d) Lyme Disease.

11. What does Teddy call to inform the family about?
(a) Mother's illness.
(b) Brother's death.
(c) Father's illness.
(d) Sister's house burning down.

12. Where did Goolrick's brother serve when he was in the military?
(a) Italy.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

13. Why did Goolrick's mother and father die?
(a) They were in a car accident.
(b) They smoked too much.
(c) They drank too much.
(d) They suffered from colitis.

14. What drug is Goolrick taking?
(a) Lithium.
(b) Codeine.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Elavil.

15. What does Dodo try to get Goolrick to do to her?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Tie her up.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Make love to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the other person try suicide?

2. How does she suggest they win at the game against the other patients?

3. What did Goolrick find had infested his parents' home when he visited his father?

4. What does Goolrick do to steady his nerves that evening?

5. What does Goolrick note about people in comas?

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