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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. What university did David attend after high school?
(a) The University of Pennsylvania.
(b) Harvard College.
(c) The University of Arizona.
(d) The University of Illinois.

2. Whom does David quote as saying, "Home is a holy thing" (67)?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Phyllis Wheatley.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Alice Walker.

3. Before taking up surfing, Nic had never wanted to go to the beach for what reason?
(a) He had not wanted to show his body.
(b) He had not wanted to get sandy.
(c) He had liked video games better than nature.
(d) He had not wanted to get a sunburn.

4. The therapist recommends that Nic stay with Vicki during which part(s) of each year?
(a) Summers and spring breaks.
(b) The school year.
(c) Holidays and the school year.
(d) Holidays and summers.

5. When David picks Nic up after he has been missing for the first time, he tells Nic that Nic must now go to rehab and that there is no other choice. What is Nic's response?
(a) He says he wants to die.
(b) He says he cannot go.
(c) He says he loves his father.
(d) He says he knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Nic start attending preschool a few days a week?

2. How does Nic get out of jail the first time he is arrested?

3. To whom does David attribute Nic's love for film directors such as Godard, Bergman, and Kurosawa?

4. What object is kept on Nic's bedside table at St. Helena's Hospital?

5. What word have Nic and David always used to affirm their love for one another?

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