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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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 liked video games better than nature.
(c) He had not wanted to show his body.
(d) He had not wanted to get sandy.

6. 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) One-quarter.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-half.

7. When Nic calls David after missing curfew and disappearing for a while, where is he?
(a) In the Berkeley library.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) On the Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) In an alley behind a bookstore.

8. 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?
(a) He says he cannot go.
(b) He says he knows.
(c) He says he wants to die.
(d) He says he loves his father.

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

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

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to amphetamine versus methamphetamine?
(a) Methamphetamine results in fewer overdoses than does amphetamine.
(b) It is possible to intravenously use methamphetamine, but not to intravenously use amphetamine.
(c) Methamphetamine is easier to make than amphetamine is.
(d) Methamphetamine is more potent than amphetamine.

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

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

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

15. What drug does David name as the most prevalent one in the schools he had attended?
(a) LSD.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns a small cabin in Inverness, California?

2. Nic decides that his choice of college had been a mistake and that he would do better at what type of college?

3. 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?

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

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

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