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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: stay up late, Chapters 6-8 and Part II: his drug of choice, Chapters 9-10 and Part III: whatever, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David Sheff states in the introduction that he uses what literary device sparingly within the memoir?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

2. When Nic misses his curfew for the first time after moving back home, for how long does he stay away?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 4. days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 6 hours.

3. David's college was chosen by which magazine as "one of the top party schools in the nation" (84)?
(a) Esquire.
(b) Glamour.
(c) Forbes.
(d) Playboy.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to amphetamine versus methamphetamine?
(a) Methamphetamine is easier to make than amphetamine is.
(b) It is possible to intravenously use methamphetamine, but not to intravenously use amphetamine.
(c) Methamphetamine results in fewer overdoses than does amphetamine.
(d) Methamphetamine is more potent than amphetamine.

5. David's roommate in college was a student named Charles who hailed from which New York City borough?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Vicki move when she leaves the Bay Area?

2. What are the names of Nic's two first-ever dogs?

3. In what year was amphetamine first synthesized?

4. At what age does Nic start traveling back and forth between his two homes unaccompanied by an adult?

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

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