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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: if only, Chapters 18-19 and Part V: never any knowing, Chapters 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After begging his father to be put into another rehab program just after his near-fatal overdose, Nic takes what action?
(a) He calls his grandfather and asks for money.
(b) He has a stroke.
(c) He rips out his IVs and leaves the hospital against doctors' orders.
(d) He assaults a nurse.

2. Studies have shown that what elements "change an addict's vital signs" (206)?
(a) Cues.
(b) Cravings.
(c) Stressors.
(d) Phases.

3. When the woman at Al-Anon tells a story about considering suicide but deciding against it, what event befalls her directly afterwards?
(a) She gets into a car accident.
(b) She gets a speeding ticket.
(c) Her car is towed.
(d) She goes missing on her way home.

4. Nic's school is located on the campus of a former what?
(a) Oil refinery.
(b) Prison.
(c) University.
(d) Military academy.

5. At what age does Nic start traveling back and forth between his two homes unaccompanied by an adult?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Down what highway does Karen chase Nic when she sees him drive past the family home?

2. When Nic finally calls his father after a long period of being missing, he admits to being in the midst of a relapse on what two drugs?

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

4. The initial use of amphetamine for medical purposes was for what malady?

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

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