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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. Mary’s earliest memories involve the frightening behavior of which sibling, as explained in Chapter 19?
(a) Brian.
(b) Donald.
(c) John.
(d) Jim.

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

3. What is Mimi’s real first name, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Mary.
(b) Mathilde.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Margaret.

4. To what private clinic do the Galvins travel for testing in Chapter 19?
(a) The Schizo Bio Center.
(b) The Brain Bio Center.
(c) The Neuro Bio Center.
(d) The Body Bio Center.

5. What branch of the armed forces does Don join in the 1950s?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday do the boys ruin in Chapter 15?

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

3. Of what is Michael convinced in Chapter 13?

4. What is the name of the young woman whom Donald briefly dates in Chapter 6?

5. Where does the Galvin family move in 1951?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Marilee? How does she reflect Donald’s increasing instability in Chapter 7?

2. What theories gain momentum in Chapter 14? Which researchers make such claims?

3. What happens to Brian in Chapter 16?

4. What hobby do the Galvins enjoy, as discussed in Chapter 1? What draws them to this hobby?

5. What happens during Thanksgiving in Chapter 15?

6. What happens to Michael in Chapter 13? Why does Michael believe these things have happened to him?

7. How does Donald begin to show signs of mental instability in Chapter 7?

8. How has the situation gotten worse at home, as demonstrated in Chapter 22?

9. What happens between Mary and Donald in the prologue?

10. What is the theory schizophrenogenic mother, as explained in Chapter 4?

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