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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A child development specialist tells David that the greatest changes take place in children's brains before they are how old and then again when they are teenagers?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

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

3. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?
(a) Skye.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Theresa.

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

5. Nic and a friend make prank phone calls they have learned how to make by watching what television show?
(a) Crank Yankers.
(b) The Simpsons.
(c) Curb Your Enthusiasm.
(d) The Andy Griffith Show.

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

7. 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-third.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-quarter.
(d) One-half.

8. David states that many symptoms of what types of disorders mimic the symptoms of drug abuse?
(a) Personality disorders.
(b) Phobia disorders.
(c) Learning disabilities.
(d) Mental disorders.

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

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

11. What is the name of Nic's little brother?
(a) Randall.
(b) Jasper.
(c) Elton.
(d) Daniel.

12. David's roommate in college was a student named Charles who hailed from which New York City borough?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

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

15. 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 her sister.
(c) He cheats on her with a family friend.
(d) She cheats on him with his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls David during Nic's freshman year to tell him he is failing?

2. At what age does Nic start attending preschool a few days a week?

3. David asserts that he and Vicki are "among the first generation of" (19) what kind of parents?

4. In what year does David first use marijuana?

5. Nic begins sixth grade at a new school in what location?

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