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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. What book does Nic pick up reading to his younger siblings where he had left off more than two years prior?
(a) Goodnight Moon.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) The Witches.

3. What final advice does David give to the addicted young woman for whom he buys lunch?
(a) To call her parents.
(b) To move to the country.
(c) To go to rehab.
(d) To get some better friends.

4. What object is kept on Nic's bedside table at St. Helena's Hospital?
(a) The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.
(b) A nightlight.
(c) His light therapy machine.
(d) A King James Bible.

5. When David asks the wireless operator to trace the location of Nic's cell phone, what is NOT a city she reports to him?
(a) Billings.
(b) Portland.
(c) Reno.
(d) Sacramento.

6. How long after Nic's breakup with Z. does he stop returning his father David's phone calls?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

7. When the woman at Al-Anon tells a story about considering suicide but deciding against it, what event befalls her directly afterwards?
(a) She gets into a car accident.
(b) She goes missing on her way home.
(c) She gets a speeding ticket.
(d) Her car is towed.

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

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

10. David wryly notes that thinking about relapse being a part of recovery is "like saying that a plane crash is good training for" (166) what?
(a) A radio operator.
(b) A pilot.
(c) A hangar.
(d) A first-time flier.

11. What two districts of San Francisco does David scour looking for Nic?
(a) The Mission district and the Nob Hill district.
(b) The Financial district and the Nob Hill district.
(c) The Castro district and the Mission district.
(d) The Haight-Ashbury district and the Mission district.

12. According to David, approximately what fraction of all first marriages end in divorce?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/2.

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

14. What make of car does Nic drive?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Jeep.
(c) A Kia.
(d) A Mazda.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Nic reluctant to return to the Bay Area after his branch of the Hazelden closes?

2. Whom does David call when he wants someone to check on Nic after he stops returning phone calls?

3. Down what highway does Karen chase Nic when she sees him drive past the family home?

4. What is NOT a piece of evidence that tells the author and his wife that Nic has broken into the family home?

5. What action does Nic take when car troubles cause him to miss an important job interview?

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