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

3. In what year was methamphetamine first synthesized?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1923.

4. When Nic moves home from his first college, what is NOT a rule his parents insist that he follow?
(a) He will pay rent.
(b) He will apply to other colleges.
(c) He will abide by a set curfew.
(d) He will go to therapy.

5. Before taking up surfing, Nic had never wanted to go to the beach for what reason?
(a) He had not wanted to get a sunburn.
(b) He had not wanted to get sandy.
(c) He had liked video games better than nature.
(d) He had not wanted to show his body.

6. In what year did the FDA classify methamphetamine as a controlled substance?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1943.

7. From what country was the chemist who first synthesized amphetamine?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

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

9. What movie is Nic reviewing when he declares, "Great songs. Great crows" (25)?
(a) Sleeping Beauty.
(b) Dumbo.
(c) Bambi.
(d) Cinderella.

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

11. Nic decides that his choice of college had been a mistake and that he would do better at what type of college?
(a) A more progressive college.
(b) A more studious college.
(c) A smaller college.
(d) An art college.

12. At what time of day is Nic born?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

13. David characterizes Nic as a child who does what every time he encounters a puddle?
(a) Rolls in it.
(b) Splashes it on the nearest person.
(c) Stomps in it.
(d) Walks around it.

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

15. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What zoo does Nic often visit as a child?

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

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

5. In what year does David first use marijuana?

(see the answer keys)

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