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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. 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 liked video games better than nature.
(c) He had not wanted to get sandy.
(d) He had not wanted to get a sunburn.

2. What is NOT something listed among the things Vicki and David divide upon their divorce?
(a) Their art.
(b) Their German shepherd.
(c) Their china.
(d) Their young son.

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

4. At what time of day is Nic born?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Afternoon.

5. Nic is arrested for failing to appear in court after being cited for what crime?
(a) Public intoxication.
(b) Marijuana possession.
(c) Methamphetamine possession.
(d) Breaking and entering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose suicide note serves as a source of Part I's epigraph?

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

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

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

5. Charles's friends from home earn money by smuggling what substance in from the Yucatan before selling it?

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