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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of residence does Nic live while he is attending Hampshire College?
(a) With his grandparents.
(b) A house off campus.
(c) An apartment on campus.
(d) A sober-living dormitory.

2. When David calls the rehab facility at which Nic works, what do they report?
(a) They say he is delivering a prescription to a customer.
(b) They say he has just been given a promotion.
(c) They say he has not shown up to work in two days.
(d) They say he is out running an errand.

3. Who is the author of the book Addict in the Family?
(a) Van Morrison.
(b) Saul Zaentz.
(c) Charlie Kaufman.
(d) Beverly Conyers.

4. Which college is NOT included within the consortium to which Hampshire College belongs, allowing Nic to attend any one of four other colleges in addition to his own?
(a) Amherst College.
(b) The University of Massachusetts.
(c) Yale.
(d) Mount Holyoke.

5. The program into which Nic checks at Hazelden will last at least how long?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

6. About how many people does David say attend the first Al-Anon meeting that he and Karen attend?
(a) A dozen.
(b) A handful.
(c) A few.
(d) A score.

7. When Nic finally calls his father after a long period of being missing, he admits to being in the midst of a relapse on what two drugs?
(a) Heroin and cocaine.
(b) Codeine and valium.
(c) Methamphetamine and prescription opiates.
(d) Methamphetamine and heroin.

8. What is NOT a task Nic calls his father David to report taking during his longest period of sobriety within the narrative?
(a) He has opened a bank account.
(b) He has purchased a house.
(c) He has secured a credit card.
(d) He has saved some money.

9. What action does Nic take when car troubles cause him to miss an important job interview?
(a) He goes to the spa for the day.
(b) He takes Daisy and Jasper bowling.
(c) He calls Randy and they go riding.
(d) He calls his father and they talk.

10. To what location does David fly after finding out about Nic's overdose?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Ohio.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

11. After begging his father to be put into another rehab program just after his near-fatal overdose, Nic takes what action?
(a) He rips out his IVs and leaves the hospital against doctors' orders.
(b) He calls his grandfather and asks for money.
(c) He assaults a nurse.
(d) He has a stroke.

12. What approach to addiction treatment rewards sobriety with small cash payments or vouchers for everyday needs?
(a) The Skinnerian Approach.
(b) The Freudian Response.
(c) The Bosnian Approach.
(d) The Maslownian Response.

13. Nic finds a job at a rehab facility called what?
(a) Promises.
(b) Beaches.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Sandals.

14. What branch of the Hazelden closes in December of the year in which Nic is in treatment?
(a) Culver City.
(b) Santa Clarita.
(c) New York.
(d) Vallejo.

15. In what decade of life was Nic's grandfather when he died from the effects of substance abuse?
(a) 70s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 60s.

Short Answer Questions

1. The family has to euthanize which of their dogs when he gets cancer?

2. When David asks the wireless operator to trace the location of Nic's cell phone, what is NOT a city she reports to him?

3. In what town do Karen and David attend their first Al-Anon meeting?

4. Nic's grandfather had died from years of abuse of what substance?

5. What is NOT one of the three C's taught by Al-Anon?

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