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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: whatever, Chapters 12-14 and Part IV: if only, Chapters 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David wryly notes that thinking about relapse being a part of recovery is "like saying that a plane crash is good training for" (166) what?
(a) A hangar.
(b) A radio operator.
(c) A first-time flier.
(d) A pilot.

2. In what type of residence does Nic live while he is attending Hampshire College?
(a) A house off campus.
(b) A sober-living dormitory.
(c) With his grandparents.
(d) An apartment on campus.

3. Part II begins with an epigraph from which play by William Shakespeare?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) The Merry Wives of Windsor.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Macbeth.

4. During one desperate email to his mother Vicki, Nic states that AA makes him feel what emotion?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Shame.
(d) Emptiness.

5. In what area of the United States is St. Helena Hospital located?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The Florida Panhandle.
(c) Napa Valley.
(d) The Northwest coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?

2. About what topic does David educate Nic and his friends when he drives them to school each day?

3. How does David interpret Nic's glance over his shoulder as the two drive up to St. Helena Hospital?

4. Who calls David during Nic's freshman year to tell him he is failing?

5. David characterizes Nic as a child who does what every time he encounters a puddle?

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