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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. Who does Jamison recall a conversation with?
(a) Johan Cryuff
(b) Johann Johannsen
(c) Mogens Schou
(d) Delmore Scwartz

2. What does Jamison ponder in this chapter?
(a) The influence of food on mental stability
(b) Japanese food
(c) The influence of language
(d) Marriage

3. What does Jamison question at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Her love for her father
(b) Her sexuality
(c) The severity of her illness
(d) Her reluctance to discuss her illness

4. Where does Jamison say most scientists now believe manic depressive illness comes from?
(a) Monkeys
(b) Isolation
(c) The Family
(d) Too much television

5. What is the nationality of the man Jamison meets at a dinner party?
(a) Scottish
(b) English
(c) South African
(d) American

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is John Hopkin's university in?

2. What does Jamison want a heightened awareness of?

3. Why did Jamison want to protect her family?

4. Which section of Washington DC does Richard live in?

5. What is Jamison sometimes tempted to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jamison encouraged by a presentation at the end of chapter 11?

2. Why has Jamison never had children?

3. What does Jamison hope never to have to experience again concerning her manic episodes?

4. How does another Englishman sweep Jamison off of her feet in chapter 8?

5. What does Jamison say has given her the greatest happiness?

6. How does Jamison cope on her return to Los Angeles?

7. How does Jamison react to David's death?

8. What does life in Oxford teach her?

9. What question does Jamison pose at the beginning of chapter 14?

10. What is Jamison's view on the use of slang to describe people with mental illness?

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