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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. What sort of men is Tina drawn to?

2. What is the biggest deterrent for people to not become addicted?

3. What percent of Americans suffer from depression?

4. How often do patients usually meet with their therapists during psychoanalysis?

5. How much more likely are men to commit suicide than women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Solomon feel about antidepressants?

2. Describe Solomon's experience with cocaine.

3. Why is the fear of grief an important feelings for humans to feel?

4. What is the relationship between lack of money and depression?

5. What symptoms can be seen in babies who are always away from their mothers?

6. Why is it important for people on medications to remain on them and not cycle on and off?

7. How were depressives viewed in the American colonies in the18th century?

8. In the end, how does Solomon feel about his experience with depression?

9. How does Solomon use a metaphor about finding a hole in the ozone layer to finding depression among the indigent Americans?

10. Why is it thought that depressed people may have better judgment than healthy people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are depression and other mental disorders treated in in the U.S. government? What factors lead to the treatment of depression in the government? Where does Solomon think improvements could be made?

Essay Topic 2

How does lack of money link to depression? Why are so many impoverished Americans depressed? What does Solomon say about getting treatment for them?

Essay Topic 3

What is Maggie's role in the book? How does Solomon use her as an example? What might he admire about her? Why is her religious faith important?

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