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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of deaths in 1998 are attributed to suicides?

2. Who formed the idea that the brain controls the central nervous system?

3. When did Freud publish Flying Papers?

4. Right-side brain activation is tied to high baseline levels of what?

5. Veterans of what war make up a large part of the homeless population in the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the role of Phaly Noun in the book. Why is her story relevant to Solomon's overview of depression? What does Solomon seem to admire about her?

Essay Topic 2

How are depressives seen throughout history? Choose three time periods that Solomon mentions and describes how depressives were treated and viewed. When did society begin to see depressives as normal?

Essay Topic 3

Explore Solomon's passive suicide attempt. Why does he want to die? Why does he go about his attempt in a passive way? What does Solomon's desire to obtain AIDS as a means to death say about him?

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