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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. Who owns a small cabin in Inverness, California?
(a) David.
(b) Nic.
(c) Vicki.
(d) Karen.

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

3. Who is the author of the book Addict in the Family?
(a) Charlie Kaufman.
(b) Beverly Conyers.
(c) Van Morrison.
(d) Saul Zaentz.

4. Down what highway does Karen chase Nic when she sees him drive past the family home?
(a) I-5.
(b) Highway 101.
(c) The I-10.
(d) Highway 1.

5. Illicit methamphetamine labs are said to have emerged in San Francisco in what year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many miles separate David from Vicki once she moves away from the Bay Area?

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to amphetamine versus methamphetamine?

3. The teacher of what subject at Hampshire College writes to David to express her sadness at the news of Nic's relapse?

4. What is the family's pet name for Nic's little brother Jasper?

5. 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?

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