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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. What word have Nic and David always used to affirm their love for one another?
(a) Forever.
(b) Always.
(c) Squeezes.
(d) Everything.

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

3. Who ends up helping Nic pay the debt he owes due to stealing checks from a family friend?
(a) Vicki.
(b) Z.
(c) Charles.
(d) David.

4. What is Nic's favorite record store?
(a) Amoeba Music.
(b) Musician's Friend.
(c) Tower Records.
(d) Everyday Music.

5. What object is kept on Nic's bedside table at St. Helena's Hospital?
(a) The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.
(b) A nightlight.
(c) A King James Bible.
(d) His light therapy machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade of life was Nic's grandfather when he died from the effects of substance abuse?

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

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

4. Nic's grandfather had died from years of abuse of what substance?

5. According to David, approximately what fraction of all first marriages end in divorce?

(see the answer key)

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