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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area of the United States is St. Helena Hospital located?
(a) Napa Valley.
(b) The Florida Panhandle.
(c) The Northwest coast.
(d) The Midwest.

2. During one desperate email to his mother Vicki, Nic states that AA makes him feel what emotion?
(a) Encouragement.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Shame.
(d) Emptiness.

3. 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) The University of Massachusetts.
(b) Amherst College.
(c) Yale.
(d) Mount Holyoke.

4. What is Nic's favorite record store?
(a) Amoeba Music.
(b) Musician's Friend.
(c) Everyday Music.
(d) Tower Records.

5. After closing one of its branches, the Hazelden does continue to run an outpatient program in what location?
(a) Queens.
(b) Portland.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Manhattan.

6. What type of facility is St. Helena Hospital?
(a) An animal hospital.
(b) A drug rehabilitation facility.
(c) A psychiatric hospital.
(d) A medical hospital.

7. The experts whom David consults agree that the first step toward methamphetamine recovery must be what?
(a) Implementation.
(b) Assessment.
(c) Cognitive therapy.
(d) Drug replacement therapy.

8. What movie does David describe seeing as a portrait of "a wretched alcoholic" (180)?
(a) The Lost Weekend.
(b) Days of Wine and Roses.
(c) Sideways.
(d) Weekend at Bernie's.

9. Who advises David that he should not pull his son out of college due to Nic's recent relapse?
(a) The health counselor at Hampshire College.
(b) Karen.
(c) Douglas Anglin.
(d) Dr. Theodore Bielke.

10. David reports that when Z. breaks up with Nic, he is devastated, but rather than using, he takes what action?
(a) He vows to not let it bother him.
(b) He calls Vicki.
(c) He calls Randy and they go for a bike ride.
(d) He calls Randy and they go out for a beer.

11. How does David interpret Nic's glance over his shoulder as the two drive up to St. Helena Hospital?
(a) He believes that Nic is thinking about
(b) He believes that Nic is worried about imagined assassins.
(c) He believes that Nic is thinking about Vicki.
(d) He believes that Nic is about to make a run for it.

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

13. 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) Methamphetamine and heroin.
(b) Codeine and valium.
(c) Methamphetamine and prescription opiates.
(d) Heroin and cocaine.

14. Randy, Nic's sponsor, buys Nic what item so that the two men can spend time together being active?
(a) A snorkeling set.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A volleyball net.
(d) A soccer ball.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The program into which Nic checks at Hazelden will last at least how long?

2. In an excerpt from Addict in the Family, its author states that addicts inevitably take what action with respect to their parents' past regrets?

3. According to David, approximately what percentage of all second marriages end in divorce?

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

5. What objects does Nic include along with his note to Jasper?

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