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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 is revealed to have been an alcoholic as well in James' life?

2. Who does James get to pick him up on the morning of his departure from the clinic?

3. Why are James' parents coming to the clinic to see him?

4. Which authorities want James to spend a long time in jail and do not want a plea bargain?

5. What rises within James as he sits with the glass of alcohol in front of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does James suspect is behind the reduction in his Ohio prison sentence?

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

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

4. What has James' college girlfriend sent to him in the mail?

5. Why does James wake up in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 12?

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

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

8. What do James' parents confess happened to James when he was a child?

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

10. What happened to Lilly that she was afraid James would find out from others?

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

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 3

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?

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