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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city does Vicki move when she leaves the Bay Area?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Redding.

2. The initial use of amphetamine for medical purposes was for what malady?
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Depression.
(d) Asthma.

3. After listing a myriad of impressions at which Nic is skilled, David says that Nic's best impression is of whom?
(a) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(b) Clint Eastwood.
(c) Humphrey Bogart.
(d) Jack Nicholson.

4. Nic decides to attend what university?
(a) The University of Washington.
(b) UC Berkeley.
(c) Arizona State University.
(d) The University of Illinois.

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

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

7. What is the name of Nic's little sister?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Elisha.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Daisy.

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

9. The therapist recommends that Nic stay with Vicki during which part(s) of each year?
(a) The school year.
(b) Summers and spring breaks.
(c) Holidays and summers.
(d) Holidays and the school year.

10. What are the names of Nic's two first-ever dogs?
(a) Tobias and Beatrix.
(b) Alex and Sebastian.
(c) Moon-dog and Brutus.
(d) Buster and Keaton.

11. 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?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two years.
(c) A decade.
(d) A score.

12. David relates that Charles died on the eve of what day?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Charles's fortieth birthday.
(c) Charles's third sobriety anniversary.
(d) David's fortieth birthday.

13. At what age does Nic start attending preschool a few days a week?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

15. Who calls David during Nic's freshman year to tell him he is failing?
(a) The freshman dean.
(b) The principal.
(c) The registrar.
(d) The vice principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something listed among the things Vicki and David divide upon their divorce?

2. About what topic does David educate Nic and his friends when he drives them to school each day?

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

4. When Nic moves home from his first college, what is NOT a rule his parents insist that he follow?

5. When David picks Nic up after he has been missing for the first time, he tells Nic that Nic must now go to rehab and that there is no other choice. What is Nic's response?

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