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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In her work focused on children of divorce, Dr. Judith Wallerstein found that what fraction of children with divorced parents "experienced moderate to severe depression" (68)?
(a) One-quarter.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-third.

3. Methamphetamine triggers how many times the normal levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine?
(a) 10-20.
(b) 300-500.
(c) 30-50.
(d) 5-10.

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

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

6. In addition to incompatibility, what else does David say occurs within his marriage to Vicki?
(a) She cheats on him with a family friend.
(b) He cheats on her with a family friend.
(c) She cheats on him with his brother.
(d) He cheats on her with her sister.

7. How does David feel about joint custody?
(a) He loathes it.
(b) He tolerates it.
(c) He likes it.
(d) He has a love/hate relationship with it.

8. Nic's teachers report that Nic is bright and usually engaged, but that once in a while, he seems what?
(a) Forgetful.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Spacey.
(d) Depressed.

9. What university did David attend after high school?
(a) Harvard College.
(b) The University of Illinois.
(c) The University of Pennsylvania.
(d) The University of Arizona.

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

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

12. Part II begins with an epigraph from which play by William Shakespeare?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) The Merry Wives of Windsor.

13. Whom does Nic call his "worry doctor" (22)?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His dentist.
(c) His mother.
(d) His therapist.

14. What elements does David name as being involved in the deaths of Charles's parents prior to Charles's enrollment in college?
(a) Sex and alcohol.
(b) Fate and bad timing.
(c) Jealousy and violence.
(d) Alcohol and drugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Nic misses his curfew for the first time after moving back home, for how long does he stay away?

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

4. Nic's school is located on the campus of a former what?

5. David's college was chosen by which magazine as "one of the top party schools in the nation" (84)?

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