Beautiful Boy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

David Sheff
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Beautiful Boy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

David Sheff
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Part II begins with an epigraph from which play by William Shakespeare?
(a) The Merry Wives of Windsor.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Tempest.
(d) King Lear.

2. David notes that "tests of marijuana have shown that there is twice as much THC in the average joint or pipeful today than in the weed of" (51) how long ago?
(a) A decade.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) A score.

3. David's college was chosen by which magazine as "one of the top party schools in the nation" (84)?
(a) Glamour.
(b) Playboy.
(c) Forbes.
(d) Esquire.

4. Nic is arrested for failing to appear in court after being cited for what crime?
(a) Methamphetamine possession.
(b) Marijuana possession.
(c) Public intoxication.
(d) Breaking and entering.

5. At what age does Nic start attending preschool a few days a week?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. When David picks Nic up after he has been missing for the first time, he tells Nic that Nic must now go to rehab and that there is no other choice. What is Nic's response?
(a) He says he cannot go.
(b) He says he wants to die.
(c) He says he knows.
(d) He says he loves his father.

7. When thinking about how Nic is unlike the children his age affected by addiction, what is NOT an adjective David applies to Nic?
(a) Diligent.
(b) Cautious.
(c) Loving.
(d) Open.

8. What elements does David name as being involved in the deaths of Charles's parents prior to Charles's enrollment in college?
(a) Alcohol and drugs.
(b) Jealousy and violence.
(c) Sex and alcohol.
(d) Fate and bad timing.

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

10. Nic and a friend make prank phone calls they have learned how to make by watching what television show?
(a) Crank Yankers.
(b) The Simpsons.
(c) Curb Your Enthusiasm.
(d) The Andy Griffith Show.

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to amphetamine versus methamphetamine?
(a) Methamphetamine is more potent than amphetamine.
(b) It is possible to intravenously use methamphetamine, but not to intravenously use amphetamine.
(c) Methamphetamine is easier to make than amphetamine is.
(d) Methamphetamine results in fewer overdoses than does amphetamine.

12. How does David feel about joint custody?
(a) He has a love/hate relationship with it.
(b) He loathes it.
(c) He likes it.
(d) He tolerates it.

13. When Nic moves home from his first college, what is NOT a rule his parents insist that he follow?
(a) He will abide by a set curfew.
(b) He will pay rent.
(c) He will apply to other colleges.
(d) He will go to therapy.

14. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Skye.

15. At what age does Nic start traveling back and forth between his two homes unaccompanied by an adult?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. The initial use of amphetamine for medical purposes was for what malady?

4. At what time of day is Nic born?

5. Whose suicide note serves as a source of Part I's epigraph?

(see the answer keys)

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