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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What zoo does Nic often visit as a child?
(a) Portland Zoo.
(b) San Diego Zoo.
(c) San Francisco Zoo.
(d) Sacramento Zoo.

2. 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) Two years.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) A score.
(d) A decade.

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

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

5. How old is Jasper the first time Nic is arrested?
(a) 14.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

6. By 1948, legal methamphetamines were used by 5% of what country's 16-25-year-olds?
(a) Australia.
(b) Germany.
(c) The United States.
(d) Japan.

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

8. David's college was chosen by which magazine as "one of the top party schools in the nation" (84)?
(a) Forbes.
(b) Playboy.
(c) Esquire.
(d) Glamour.

9. In what year does David first use marijuana?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1983.

10. When David was still a young child, his family moved from Massachusetts to what state?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Illinois.
(d) New York.

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

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

13. 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) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

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

15. 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) Jealousy and violence.
(c) Fate and bad timing.
(d) Alcohol and drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Methamphetamine triggers how many times the normal levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine?

2. Before taking up surfing, Nic had never wanted to go to the beach for what reason?

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

4. The child development specialist tells David that "teenagers with drug problems will not be prepared for" (98) what?

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

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