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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lori claim, in Chapter 4,"Lori Winters, New York City, July 1981 - March 1982", was the only thing that her psychiatrist was doing for her?

2. What words did Chapter 8, "Nancy Schiller, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York, August 1982 - September 1982" open with?

3. Who did Lori compare her psychiatrist, Dr. Rockland, to?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, "Lori, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, September 1977 - June 1981", what did Lori state came more often than torment?

5. What was Lori's GPA when she was applying for colleges?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter 12, why did Lori state that she always listened to music?

2. Why was Steven Schiller angry that his parents had committed his sister, Lori?

3. Describe the events that changed Lori's life forever in August of 1976.

4. Why did Lori Schiller and Lori Winters believe that the McAlpin Hotel was the "ideal place for two recently graduated college girls"?

5. What did Marvin Schiller learn from the late night phone call, in March of 1982, from Lori Winters?

6. What were the three things that Nancy Schiller did before she went to visit Lori in Payne Whitney?

7. In Chapter 11, what were the two reasons that Lori was glad to be home?

8. Why did Lori feel special (as she described in Chapter 2)?

9. What "sales pitch" did Nancy Schiller believe would be the hardest one she ever had to make?

10. Why did Marvin want to insure that nothing of his daughter's break "came to light"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lori is ruled by her behaviors. Throughout the text, Lori's behaviors are detailed. Choose three of the most pertinent behaviors and describe 1) where the behavior stemmed from; 2) what preceded the behavior; 3) how Lori felt about the behavior; and 4) the consequence of the behavior.

Essay Topic 2

Lori is able to write about her illness in a very honest and explicit way. Explain the importance of this format for both Lori and the reader. Why is Lori's honesty important for her? Why is it important for the reader? What does this honesty do for the text itself? What may it do for those suffering from schizophrenia?

Essay Topic 3

The Quiet Room (the room itself) was a necessary part of Lori's recovery. Describe what the Quiet Room was to Lori. What did it begin as for her? How did she force a change in the Quiet Room? What did the Quiet Room become for her?

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