2. Who calls David during Nic's freshman year to tell him he is failing?
(a) The vice principal.
(b) The principal.
(c) The freshman dean.
(d) The registrar.

3. What elements does David name as being involved in the deaths of Charles's parents prior to Charles's enrollment in college?
(a) Alcohol and drugs.
(b) Fate and bad timing.
(c) Sex and alcohol.
(d) Jealousy and violence.

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

5. Whose suicide note serves as a source of Part I's epigraph?
(a) Kurt Cobain.
(b) Michael Hutchence.
(c) Freddy Prinze, Jr.
(d) Sid Vicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to amphetamine versus methamphetamine?

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

4. Publicly funded rehab programs are said to require how many months of waiting, even in big cities where the programs do at least exist?

5. What two districts of San Francisco does David scour looking for Nic?

(see the answer key)

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