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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. When Nic calls David after missing curfew and disappearing for a while, where is he?
(a) In an alley behind a bookstore.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) On the Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) In the Berkeley library.

2. In what decade of life was Nic's grandfather when he died from the effects of substance abuse?
(a) 70s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 50s.

3. When thinking about how Nic is unlike the children his age affected by addiction, what is NOT an adjective David applies to Nic?
(a) Loving.
(b) Open.
(c) Diligent.
(d) Cautious.

4. In what month does Nic celebrate a year of sobriety?
(a) April.
(b) February.
(c) September.
(d) December.

5. David Sheff states in the introduction that he uses what literary device sparingly within the memoir?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David feel about joint custody?

2. How old is Jasper the first time Nic is arrested?

3. Statistics show that girls with divorced parents do NOT have what experience earlier than children with married biological parents?

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

5. How long after Nic's breakup with Z. does he stop returning his father David's phone calls?

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