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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 need to be exposed to in order to have a User Dream?

2. What does James help to educate others about in relation to addiction?

3. How long do the authorities want James to spend in prison?

4. How does James feel once Leonard is gone?

5. What does James feel he has ruined for his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Matty Jackson, another patient in the clinic with James and Leonard.

2. What does James recall about fear as he is frightened and walks out into the woods?

3. What does Leonard ask of James when he walks him out of the Clinic?

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

5. What is the secret James reveals to the priest as he is reading his confession aloud?

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

7. What do James and Miles share about their struggles with shame?

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

9. When will James have User Dreams, according to Lincoln?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The MMPI test is a personality test that Joanne reviews with James, showing him some of the issues that he might be facing in relation to his addictions.

Part 1: What are the results of the MMPI test, as Joanne reveals to James?

Part 2: What is James' reaction to finding out the results of his test?

Part 3: Does it seem like a good idea or a bad idea to share these results with a patient? Why did you choose the answer you did?

Essay Topic 3

James is impressed with the Bald Man and what he is able to do within the clinic setting. This figure becomes important to James as he deals with the process of recovery.

Part 1: Describe the character of the Bald Man. What strikes James as fascinating about him?

Part 2: What is the main lesson that James learns from this character? Why is this important?

Part 3: Do you think James would have recovered without the introduction of the Bald Man? Why or why not?

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