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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. When Lori decided to sign herself into the extended stay unit, what did she state she was starting a war with?
2. Where did Lori obtain a job at during the fall of 1984?
3. To whom did Lori compare her new psychiatrist, from the extended care unit, to?
4. How long did Lori come to find out she would have to stay in an extended care unit where doctors would "make every possible attempt to find a medication that would help" her?
5. Who did Lori meet in the halfway house that smoked marijuana with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Lori jealous of the voices that other patients heard?
2. Explain the the compartments of Lori's brain.
3. What did Lori do to get thrown out of Futura House?
4. What were a few of the things that Lori did, as stated in Chapter 20, when she began "hearing the call of cocaine again"?
5. Describe Lori's typical day at New York Hospital in late 1985.
6. Why did Marvin Schiller state that "all through the winter I loved hearing the phone ring"?
7. Why did Marvin Schiller, in Chapter 13, state that Lori's job as a waitress was good for her?
8. How did Dr. Doller differ from all of Lori's other doctors?
9. Describe the Quiet Room.
10. What did Lori and Marvin do on the weekends to keep their "relations simple and on an even keel"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lori had to overcome her Voices to get better. Track the specific things that Lori did to control her Voices. What did she have to do? What worked? What didn't? Why?
Essay Topic 2
At many points throughout the text, Lori admits to losing past ties with friends and her life prior to her illness. Do you think that Lori needed to move on past her past? Why? Was this necessary for her to become well? Explain using textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
What importance did the Search for Change halfway house have for Lori? What did she need to learn there? How did she change during her time there? How important was Search for Change in Lori's success at beating her illness?
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