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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. Winston Churchill's biographer described him as what?
(a) Schizophrenic.
(b) Manic depressive.
(c) Cyclothymic.
(d) Depressive.

2. Where do Patty's sister and her husband live?
(a) Iowa.
(b) California.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Florida.

3. Who was the seventh-century commander-in-chief and Lord Protector of England?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Richard Dawkins.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Andrew Jameson.

4. In what year was lithium's effects on mania discovered?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1962.

5. Who is the mother of Ellen, who in high school developed manic depression?
(a) Maude.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Andrea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the associate producer of Patty's television docudrama?

2. Patty Duke writes, "The tendency to _______ is something we've been doing for too long when it comes to manic depression."

3. Who writes, "For every Hemingway, there are thousands of manic-depressives whose lives are ruined"?

4. What is the name of Patty's adopted son?

5. What is another name for the drug Depakote?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the effects of parents who pass on manic-depression to their children.

2. What "gift" does Patty Duke conclude she gained from her illness?

3. Discuss anticonvulsants and neuroleptics.

4. What is Patty's biggest regret about her behavior before she was diagnosed?

5. What pressures did Patty put on herself in her family life? How did these lead to episodes?

6. What is lithium? How did it come to be discovered?

7. What would happen in the fights between John Astin and Patty?

8. What led to Patty's depressions early in her marriage to John Astin?

9. Discuss the antidepressants discussed in Chapter 6.

10. What did making Call Me Anna cause Patty to see about manic depression and its effects on acting?

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