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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disorder do doctors suspect Peter of having in Chapter 22?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) OCD.
(c) Tourette syndrome.
(d) Depression.

2. As the prologue begins, how old is Mary Galvin?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. According to Dr. Pfeiffer in Chapter 19, what is to blame for the boys’ mental illness?
(a) Environmental toxins.
(b) Genes.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Mimi.

4. What does the Farm teach the Galvin boy who lives there in Chapter 21?
(a) How to defend himself.
(b) How to communicate with others.
(c) How to support himself.
(d) How to grow his own food.

5. What is the name of the priest who becomes close to Mimi in Chapter 3?
(a) Father Jungenstein.
(b) Father Maslowenstein.
(c) Father Freudenstein.
(d) Father Piagetenstein.

6. What nickname do the Galvin children give Donald in Chapter 11?
(a) Zero.
(b) Monster.
(c) Freakazoid.
(d) Gookoid.

7. What is the name of the boarding school Mary attends in Chapter 23?
(a) Berkshire School.
(b) The Hotchkiss School.
(c) The Taft School.
(d) Indian Mountain.

8. As revealed in Chapter 7, what is the name of the state mental hospital known for its brutal treatment of patients?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Cimarron.
(c) Fountain.
(d) Pueblo.

9. Who shows signs of impending psychosis in Chapter 22?
(a) Mark.
(b) Richard.
(c) Peter.
(d) Joe.

10. What famous novel, discussed in Chapter 13, tells the story of a patient inside an insane asylum?
(a) Catch-22.
(b) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
(c) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
(d) The Crying of Lot 49.

11. What is the name of Mimi and Don’s second child?
(a) Jim.
(b) Joe.
(c) John.
(d) Jack.

12. What plan does Mary abandon in the prologue?
(a) Calling the police.
(b) Poisoning her brother.
(c) Burning her brother at the stake.
(d) Running away.

13. To what maximum-security hospital is Michael sent in Chapter 13?
(a) Broadmoor.
(b) Atascadero.
(c) Greystone Park.
(d) Kirby.

14. To whom does Donald become engaged at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Jen.
(b) Jane.
(c) June.
(d) Jean.

15. To what state does Michael move in Chapter 13?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Farm, as explained in Chapter 21?

2. What does John study in Chapter 13 while at college?

3. To whom does Mimi Galvin unburden herself in Chapter 17?

4. What is the name of Jim’s son, who is born in Chapter 8?

5. For what crime is Michael first arrested in Chapter 13?

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