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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Margaret remember her mother describing her daughters, as explained in Chapter 42?
(a) As the rainbow after the rain.
(b) As the peace after the battle.
(c) As the sun after the night.
(d) As the roses after the thorns.

2. Who is Lindsay dating in Chapter 30?
(a) Rick.
(b) Ron.
(c) Roy.
(d) Ralph.

3. What function does SHANK2 play, as explained in Chapter 36?
(a) It is a production assistant for brain cells.
(b) It is a communications assistant for brain cells.
(c) It is a pathway assistant for brain cells.
(d) It is an executive assistant for brain cells.

4. Who suffers from depression in Chapter 28?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jim.
(c) Peter.
(d) Joe.

5. How does Lynn DeLisi describe the Galvins when she meets for the first time in Chapter 27?
(a) As the most mentally ill family in America.
(b) As the most reclusive family in America.
(c) As the toughest family in America.
(d) As the most tested family in America.

6. What feelings are provoked in Lindsay after Margaret keeps her distance in Chapter 38?
(a) Feelings of abandonment.
(b) Feelings of stress.
(c) Feelings of loss.
(d) Feelings of anxiety.

7. What career does Jack intend to pursue, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Art therapist.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Outdoor wilderness therapist.
(d) Family therapist.

8. What project seems to suggest the emergence of treatments for many diseases, as explained in Chapter 33?
(a) The Human Genome Project.
(b) The Human DNA Project.
(c) The Human Chromosome Project.
(d) The Human Heredity Project.

9. What do some Galvin siblings refuse to attend, as explained in Chapter 40?
(a) A family dinner.
(b) Doctor's appointments.
(c) Mimi's funeral.
(d) Sunday mass.

10. When Lindsay visits Joe in Chapter 25, what does she consider for the first time?
(a) The future her brothers might have.
(b) The disease her brothers have.
(c) The treatments her brothers are receiving.
(d) Her own likelihood of falling ill.

11. What does Kate expect to find in the lab, as explained in Chapter 45?
(a) Her uncle's brain.
(b) Her grandmother's brain.
(c) Her grandfather’s brain.
(d) Her cousin's brain.

12. How does Margaret feel about her mother, as discussed in Chapter 38?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Resolved.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Peaceful.

13. What is necessary for Lindsay’s healing process, as explained in Chapter 44?
(a) Ignoring her family.
(b) Taking medication.
(c) Helping her sick family members.
(d) Making art.

14. How does Margaret interpret her parents’ secrets, as explained in Chapter 41?
(a) As another rejection.
(b) As an act of violence.
(c) As an act of love.
(d) As a sign of fear.

15. As Chapter 31 begins, how old is Mimi?
(a) Nearly 70.
(b) Nearly 60.
(c) Nearly 80.
(d) Nearly 90.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wilderness-based youth therapy program does Jack attend in Chapter 45?

2. According to Robert Freedman’s research in Chapter 37, what nutrient may prevent schizophrenia?

3. Who thwarts Freedman’s quest for a new drug treatment, as explained in Chapter 32?

4. What activity helps Margaret deal with the trauma of her childhood, as explained in Chapter 29?

5. What does Lindsay wonder about herself at the end of Chapter 30?

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