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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. Where does Naomi eventually move after prison?

2. Where do Bhargavi and her daughter move in 1999?

3. What is Naomi's last name?

4. What is a significant day in Naomi's life?

5. How much does Laura pay for her own copy of the DSM?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do other prison inmates treat Naomi?

2. Why does Laura decide to go off of her medications?

3. What does Naomi do on July 4, 2003?

4. What tragedy does Bhargavi suffer in her young adult life?

5. Why does Florida weep when recounting her education?

6. Why does Naomi run into trouble with employment after her release from prison?

7. What does Laura feel for the first time in a very long time following her suicide attempt?

8. What do Laura's first doctors start her down the path of in Part IV?

9. What does Laura do when she is 25?

10. What is one reason Naomi and her siblings and mother move a lot when she is young?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Naomi understand her own actions on the bridge on July 4, 2003, after the fact, and how does Aviv convey this reality to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What doubts and expectations does Aviv develop around her own medication regimen to treat her depression at the end of the book, and why? 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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