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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Families Suffer and Learn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't John work as a screenwriter during one period of Patty's marriage?
(a) He was fired.
(b) There was a strike.
(c) He was an alcoholic.
(d) She wouldn't let him.

2. Who played Patty's son in the film Please Don't Hit Me, Mom?
(a) Mackenzie Astin.
(b) Kevin Astin.
(c) Jason Astin.
(d) Sean Astin.

3. Patty writes, "I believe that ______ is counterproductive, so in an almost selfish way it was important for me to forgive."
(a) Rage.
(b) Misery.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Hatred.

4. What is another name for the drug trazodone?
(a) Lumidiomil.
(b) Fluoxetine.
(c) Dyserel.
(d) Bupropion.

5. When Patty was about 12, where was her mother living?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the married son's name whose mother saw the signs of his oncoming manic depression in Chapter 10?

2. The doctor who discovered lithium's effects on mania originally suspected that what was the culprit for the disease?

3. Who is one of the authors of the book Manic-Depressive Illness and an associate professor of psychiatry at John Hopkins University?

4. What did Patty often throw during her manic episodes?

5. Winston Churchill's biographer described him as what?

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