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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 come to realize that the Voices had behind them?

2. What color was the comforter that Lori's mother bought her?

3. At what holiday did Mark and Sally plan on announcing their engagement?

4. What would happen every time Mark came close to bringing Sally home to meet his family?

5. While in New York Hospital, in 1987, how many cassette tapes did Lori have with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mark Schiller state that he enjoyed Tulane?

2. What did Marvin state that his life had "boiled down to" after Lori's release from the hospital?

3. What did "O.U." stand for and represent?

4. Why did Marvin Schiller state that "all through the winter I loved hearing the phone ring"?

5. Explain the the compartments of Lori's brain.

6. Why did Lori create a scale for Dr. Doller?

7. What were a few of the things that Lori did, as stated in Chapter 20, when she began "hearing the call of cocaine again"?

8. Describe Lori's typical day at New York Hospital in late 1985.

9. What did Marvin state as progress for Lori at his fiftieth birthday?

10. What did Lori bring with her to 3 South?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one activity that the staff taught Lori in order to "teach you [her] ways to feel the storm before it arrives.". Why do you believe this activity worked? Did not work? What was the importance of understanding the onslaught of an outburst? How did this help Lori?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the times that Lori exploded at her parents. Why do you believe she did this? How did it help her in her illness? How did it harm her in her illness? Based upon the text, why do you think that Lori's outbursts may have been a step in the right direction towards controlling her illness? Or do you disagree? Why? Support your answer.

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