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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: if only, Chapters 18-19 and Part V: never any knowing, Chapters 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT something listed among the things Vicki and David divide upon their divorce?
(a) Their china.
(b) Their German shepherd.
(c) Their young son.
(d) Their art.

2. A child development specialist tells David that the greatest changes take place in children's brains before they are how old and then again when they are teenagers?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. What adjective does David use to describe Nic's kindergarten in San Francisco?
(a) Snobby.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Enriching.
(d) Progressive.

4. Whom does David quote as saying, "Home is a holy thing" (67)?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Phyllis Wheatley.

5. What movie is Nic reviewing when he declares, "Great songs. Great crows" (25)?
(a) Sleeping Beauty.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Dumbo.
(d) Bambi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nic misses his curfew for the first time after moving back home, for how long does he stay away?

2. When Nic calls David after missing curfew and disappearing for a while, where is he?

3. After listing a myriad of impressions at which Nic is skilled, David says that Nic's best impression is of whom?

4. In what town do Karen and David attend their first Al-Anon meeting?

5. To whom does David attribute Nic's love for film directors such as Godard, Bergman, and Kurosawa?

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