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

2. Which Galvin sibling helps Lindsay care for Mimi in Chapter 38?

3. Why had the Garys not rescued a young Lindsay, as explained in Chapter 44?

4. Who experiences sensory processing issues at a young age, as explained in Chapter 45?

5. On what does Mimi blame the boys’ schizophrenia, as revealed at the start of Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What controversial treatment does Peter receive in Chapter 34? How does he react to these treatments?

2. According to Nancy Gary in Chapter 44, why was Margaret rescued and not Lindsay? How does Lindsay react to this news?

3. What devastating news does Mimi learn in Chapter 31? How does she react?

4. What is the problem presented by neuroleptic drugs, as discussed in Chapter 40?

5. As Chapter 31 begins, whom does Mimi blame for the boys’ schizophrenia? Why?

6. What deaths occur in Chapter 35? What are the causes of these deaths?

7. How does Margaret feel about her mother in Chapter 38? About herself?

8. How does Margaret view her parents’ secrets after they are revealed in Chapter 41? How does Lindsay feel about them?

9. What does Robert Freedman discover about the Galvins in Chapter 32?

10. What does Lindsay begin to consider in Chapter 25? What makes her consider this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hidden Valley Road illustrate the role of shame and secrecy? Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Hidden Valley Road opens with an epigraph taken from Anne Tyler, who writes: “The clearest way that you can show endurance is by sticking with a family.” Using textual evidence to support your claims, show how Tyler’s words apply to Hidden Valley Road.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story of the Galvin family through multiple perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of different individuals affect the story? How would the book be different if the author used single perspective?

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