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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. What does James say he abuses daily, as much as he can?

2. Who does James embrace after his harrowing tooth experience?

3. What does James drink until he blacks out after the uncomfortable moment in the kitchen?

4. When did Lilly's father leave her, according to Lilly's account of her life?

5. What does James wake up to find has been bleeding all night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the vision James has when he first falls asleep in the medical wing of the clinic.

2. Describe the interaction between Leonard and James in this chapter.

3. What is one of the mistakes James recalls while in the shower?

4. What is the story that the Bald Man tells the rest of the group of men?

5. What does Frey say he relies on in order to get through a difficult experience?

6. How does James respond to the situation in #9?

7. What are some of the drugs James confesses to doing when providing information to the nurse?

8. Where is the plane James is taking headed?

9. What are some of the ways Hank helps James in this chapter?

10. Describe James' new morning routine at the beginning of Chapter 9.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When James' brother and his friends visit James in the clinic, James is affected deeply by their interactions.

Part 1: Describe the scene in which James receives a visit from his brother and his brother's friends.

Part 2: What do James' brother and friends bring with them to give to James?

Part 3: How does this visit affect James? What does he do as a result of their visit?

Essay Topic 2

The conflict between James and people in authority seems to continue throughout the book. James simply can not deal with others who seem to be in charge of his life.

Part 1: List three characters who James feels are authority figures in his life.

Part 2: How does James interact with each of these characters? How does he show his displeasure with their authority?

Part 3: How does James' troubles with authority affect his life? How has this problem affected his life in the past as well?

Essay Topic 3

The clinic has a strict policy that men and women are not supposed to interact with each other - but James and Lilly ignore this rule in favor of trying to help each other.

Part 1: How do James and Lilly meet initially in this story?

Part 2: What is Lilly's story as it relates to addictions and past traumas?

Part 3: Why do you think the clinic has this rule in the first place? Doesn't bonding with someone else help to speed up the healing process?

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