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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. Who is the newest addition to the clinic--a Catholic university administrator with an addition to crack and prostitutes?

2. What does James continue to try to do in private?

3. Where does James go when he becomes scared about leaving the clinic?

4. Who does James get to pick him up on the morning of his departure from the clinic?

5. Who did James violently beat up before coming to the clinic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James tell Joanne privately about his Fury in relation to his parents?

2. What do James' parents confess happened to James when he was a child?

3. What does Lilly tell James about his parents and about being thankful for them?

4. What does James tell Joanne about the time he will know he has recovered from his addiction?

5. What is the simple moral of Leonard's story about his family and about how he came to be at the clinic?

6. What has James' college girlfriend sent to him in the mail?

7. What is the assignment that Joanne gives to James after he reveals his moment of clarity he had in the woods?

8. Describe the new arrival to the Clinic, Michael.

9. What does Randall reveal to James about his legal troubles?

10. What does James do at the bar at the end of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Fury is the force the controls James and his addictions. It is a violent force that seems to ever overshadow Frey as the writer at times, launching the reader into the true experience of addiction.

Part 1: Describe the Fury as James experiences it.

Part 2: What does the Fury seem to be doing to James? When does it appear?

Part 3: How does James finally conquer his Fury? What are some of the steps he takes to controlling this?

Essay Topic 2

In many ways, the characters of this book not only save themselves, but they also manage to save others.

Part 1: Who are some of the patient characters that help James' recovery?

Part 2: Why do you think other patients want to help other patients along the way?

Part 3: What does this interactive type of recovery seem to say about the addiction and recovery process?

Essay Topic 3

The reaction to the episode of ER is understandable. The glamorization of addiction is certainly not doing addicts or would-be addicts any favors.

Part 1: Describe what happens in the episode of ER that the patient are watching.

Part 2: What are the reactions of the patients to this episode of ER?

Part 3: How can this type of show hurt those who might be having troubles with addiction?

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