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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 does Bapu stop dressing her hair with?

2. Who runs Ray's business in his absence?

3. Who did Bapu think she might be the reincarnation of?

4. Who is Ray's second wife?

5. Who was Bhargavi most loyal to in the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do some of Aviv's earliest doctors pinpoint as one of the factors of her illness?

2. What happens once Ray starts taking antidepressants?

3. What does Aviv's stepmother tell her as an adult that sobers her?

4. What does Ray once say he feels like therapy is like for him?

5. Why does Ray read the entire Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

6. What is one reason Ray's first wife files for divorce?

7. What does Aviv think of Elizabeth in first grade?

8. What kind of relationship did Ray have with his own father?

9. What is one major motivation of Aviv's to begin eating again?

10. What kind of relationship did Ray have with his children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aviv propose that generational trauma and abuse affects Naomi's life and actions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aviv convey the magnitude of Osheroff's lawsuit for the future of mental health treatment to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How and when does Aviv establish her personal connection to the book's topic? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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