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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. About how many miles separate David from Vicki once she moves away from the Bay Area?
(a) 30.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 800.

2. When David was still a young child, his family moved from Massachusetts to what state?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Arizona.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

3. Nic's teachers report that Nic is bright and usually engaged, but that once in a while, he seems what?
(a) Forgetful.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Spacey.
(d) Depressed.

4. Charles's friends from home earn money by smuggling what substance in from the Yucatan before selling it?
(a) Opium.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Psychedelic mushrooms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country was the chemist who first synthesized amphetamine?

2. What object is kept on Nic's bedside table at St. Helena's Hospital?

3. What adjective does David use to describe Nic's kindergarten in San Francisco?

4. Whom does Nic call his "worry doctor" (22)?

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

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