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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: if only, Chapters 18-19 and Part V: never any knowing, Chapters 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie does David describe seeing as a portrait of "a wretched alcoholic" (180)?
(a) Sideways.
(b) The Lost Weekend.
(c) Weekend at Bernie's.
(d) Days of Wine and Roses.

2. What is the family's pet name for Nic's little brother Jasper?
(a) Bloopy.
(b) Boppy.
(c) Buggy.
(d) Bippy.

3. The initial use of amphetamine for medical purposes was for what malady?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Depression.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Lethargy.

4. After begging his father to be put into another rehab program just after his near-fatal overdose, Nic takes what action?
(a) He has a stroke.
(b) He rips out his IVs and leaves the hospital against doctors' orders.
(c) He assaults a nurse.
(d) He calls his grandfather and asks for money.

5. When the woman at Al-Anon tells a story about considering suicide but deciding against it, what event befalls her directly afterwards?
(a) Her car is towed.
(b) She gets a speeding ticket.
(c) She goes missing on her way home.
(d) She gets into a car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Illicit methamphetamine labs are said to have emerged in San Francisco in what year?

2. When Nic calls David after missing curfew and disappearing for a while, where is he?

3. David relates that Charles died on the eve of what day?

4. Nic decides that his choice of college had been a mistake and that he would do better at what type of college?

5. When Nic misses his curfew for the first time after moving back home, for how long does he stay away?

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