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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 asserts that he and Vicki are "among the first generation of" (19) what kind of parents?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Self-conscious.
(c) Parochial.
(d) Secular.

2. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?
(a) Skye.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Theresa.

3. Illicit methamphetamine labs are said to have emerged in San Francisco in what year?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1959.

4. Which college is NOT included within the consortium to which Hampshire College belongs, allowing Nic to attend any one of four other colleges in addition to his own?
(a) Yale.
(b) Mount Holyoke.
(c) Amherst College.
(d) The University of Massachusetts.

5. What zoo does Nic often visit as a child?
(a) San Francisco Zoo.
(b) San Diego Zoo.
(c) Sacramento Zoo.
(d) Portland Zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day is Nic born?

2. Who flies east with Nic to help him get settled at Hampshire College?

3. When the woman at Al-Anon tells a story about considering suicide but deciding against it, what event befalls her directly afterwards?

4. David names which Spike Lee film as one of Nic's very favorite movies?

5. Who calls to let David know that Nic is on life support after overdosing on methamphetamine?

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