1. Nic and a friend make prank phone calls they have learned how to make by watching what television show?
(a) Curb Your Enthusiasm.
(b) The Simpsons.
(c) The Andy Griffith Show.
(d) Crank Yankers.

2. David states that many symptoms of what types of disorders mimic the symptoms of drug abuse?
(a) Learning disabilities.
(b) Phobia disorders.
(c) Personality disorders.
(d) Mental disorders.

3. In an excerpt from Addict in the Family, its author states that addicts inevitably take what action with respect to their parents' past regrets?
(a) They exploit them.
(b) They memorize them.
(c) They are traumatized by them.
(d) They mirror them in their own parenting styles.

4. To what city does Vicki move when she leaves the Bay Area?
(a) Redding.
(b) New York City.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. David notes that "tests of marijuana have shown that there is twice as much THC in the average joint or pipeful today than in the weed of" (51) how long ago?

2. When Nic moves home from his first college, what is NOT a rule his parents insist that he follow?

3. At what time of day is Nic born?

4. What movie does David describe seeing as a portrait of "a wretched alcoholic" (180)?

5. With whom did David first try crystal methamphetamine?

(see the answer key)

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