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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 talks about his worse moment with alcoholism in the Lounge with other patients?

2. Who interrupts Lilly and James in order to take James to the Sawyer Unit of the Clinic?

3. What is NOT one of the drugs James lists in his intake form with the nurse?

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

5. Where is James told to get up from as it is where another person says they belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James tell his brother and his brothers' friends which upsets them?

2. When Warren and John go out to look for Larry, what does James know already about Larry?

3. What does Dr. Stevens want to do for James at the end of the root canal experience?

4. What does James request of the nurse before his dentist appointment begins?

5. When James arrives at the dentist's office, what kind of pain does James say he feels afraid to feel?

6. What does Warren do for James after James has his second User Dream?

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

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

9. Where is the plane James is taking headed?

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

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

The Tao Te Ching becomes an important part of James' own path to recovery. This text has been used in many clinics since, and has offered comfort and guidance to those who read it.

Part 1: What is the Tao Te Ching? Describe this book and its contents.

Part 2: Why is this book so important to James as he is managing his recovery?

Part 3: What does this book has to offer the addict who reads it? Why does this book work for James?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of a User Dream is one that seems to repeat itself throughout the story.

Part 1: Define the idea of a User Dream.

Part 2: Describe one of James' User Dreams and how he comes to interpret it.

Part 3: What is the significance of the User Dream in this story? What does it say about James? About drug addiction?

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