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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does David call when he wants someone to check on Nic after he stops returning phone calls?
(a) Charles.
(b) Jasper.
(c) Vicki.
(d) Karen.

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) Mount Holyoke.
(c) Amherst College.
(d) Yale.

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

5. What is NOT a piece of evidence that tells the author and his wife that Nic has broken into the family home?
(a) The redwood door has been splintered beyond repair.
(b) David's desk drawers have been ransacked.
(c) The deadbolt on their bedroom door is broken.
(d) Cash is missing from Karen's jewelry box.

6. According to David, approximately what percentage of all second marriages end in divorce?
(a) 55%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 75%.

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

8. What word have Nic and David always used to affirm their love for one another?
(a) Squeezes.
(b) Always.
(c) Everything.
(d) Forever.

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

10. 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 volleyball net.
(c) A soccer ball.
(d) A bicycle.

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

12. For what reason is Nic reluctant to return to the Bay Area after his branch of the Hazelden closes?
(a) He knows that the area is too expensive for him.
(b) He believes that to make a success of his band, he must not live in the Bay Area.
(c) He associates the area with his recovering addict girlfriend, Z.
(d) He associates the area with drugs.

13. What is the title of the article David writes for the New York Times Magazine?
(a) A Love Letter to My Little Boy.
(b) My Addicted Son.
(c) A Measure of Grief.
(d) My Personal Peril.

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

15. Nic's grandfather had died from years of abuse of what substance?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Methamphetamine.
(d) Barbiturates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once David finds out that Nic's phone has been pinging against towers in three states, whom does he call for help?

2. When David is at his wits' end with no news about Nic, who says they have been contacted by Nic?

3. From what location had Nic been calling when he contacted a particular person during his long period of being missing?

4. The teacher of what subject at Hampshire College writes to David to express her sadness at the news of Nic's relapse?

5. Who advises David that he should not pull his son out of college due to Nic's recent relapse?

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