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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the term "asylum" defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (96)?
(a) "A place for medical treatment."
(b) "A place of involuntary holding."
(c) "A place for patients with mental illness."
(d) "A place of haven or safety."

2. When was the film The NeverEnding Story released?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1984.

3. Since when has Megan's Law allowed the public to access sex offender registry information online?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2001.

4. What is the main setting of the novel Home?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Rome, Alaska.
(c) El Paso, Texas.
(d) Gilead, Iowa.

5. What does "ECT" refer to?
(a) Elective Cognitive Therapy.
(b) External Cognitive Therapy.
(c) Electroconvulsive Therapy.
(d) Elective Cohesive Therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited as writing in Scientific American of Cotard's delusion, "As comical as it appears to be, it is obviously a manifestation of some deep-seated emotional issues or brain dysfunction" (147)?

2. Who is the "bookish and bullied boy" in The NeverEnding Story (117)?

3. When did the author marry her husband?

4. Who starred in the film A Beautiful Mind?

5. When was the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire released?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe her obsession with The NeverEnding Story?

2. How does the author describe the term "asylum" and associations with that word in "On the Ward"?

3. How is the premise of the film Lucy described in "Reality, On-Screen"?

4. Why did the author contact the FBI regarding "John Doe"?

5. What are the three major components of treatment for schizophrenics in psychiatric crisis, according to the American Psychiatric Association's Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia, second edition?

6. How did the Slender Man legend play into the stabbing of Payton Leutner?

7. What is Cotard's delusion? How has it affected the author?

8. What was the outcome in the trial regarding Payton Leutner's stabbing?

9. What is the Slender Man?

10. When did the author develop PTSD? What had caused it?

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