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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Galvin sibling leads the life of a teenage rebel, as revealed in Chapter 6?

2. Of what is Michael convinced in Chapter 13?

3. In what year does Chapter 1 take place?

4. In the 1960s, Don Galvin becomes the executive director of which organization?

5. In Chapter 15, what about the Galvins is known to the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tragedies befall Mary in Chapter 23? How does she react to them?

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

3. What dynamic exists among the Galvin boys in Chapter 5? How do their parents handle this dynamic?

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

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

6. What happens to Don Galvin while stationed in Canada, as explained in Chapter 5?

7. What happens during Thanksgiving in Chapter 15?

8. What happens to Brian in Chapter 16?

9. What change does Mary experience to her home situation in Chapter 23?

10. What is the Farm? What does Michael learn there in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mimi’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good mother? In what ways is she lacking as a mother?

Essay Topic 2

Schizophrenia devastates six of the Galvin sons, but it affects each of them differently. What similarities and what differences do the Galvins experience regarding their illness?

Essay Topic 3

Many members of the Galvin family experience intense fear. Discuss three individuals, objects, or situations and explain how each experiences fear and how each deals with it.

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