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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does David feel about joint custody?
(a) He loathes it.
(b) He tolerates it.
(c) He has a love/hate relationship with it.
(d) He likes it.

3. After listing a myriad of impressions at which Nic is skilled, David says that Nic's best impression is of whom?
(a) Clint Eastwood.
(b) Humphrey Bogart.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) Jack Nicholson.

4. David names which Spike Lee film as one of Nic's very favorite movies?
(a) Do the Right Thing.
(b) Jungle Fever.
(c) Bamboozled.
(d) How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?

2. Nic and a friend make prank phone calls they have learned how to make by watching what television show?

3. Before taking up surfing, Nic had never wanted to go to the beach for what reason?

4. In addition to incompatibility, what else does David say occurs within his marriage to Vicki?

5. Nic's teachers report that Nic is bright and usually engaged, but that once in a while, he seems what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice do many "drug counselors tell parents" of David's "generation" (52) with respect to drug use and honesty?

2. What reason does Sheff provide for his decision to forego foreshadowing within the memoir?

3. What approach does David take in his stance with Nic about the topic of illicit drugs?

4. How does David Sheff characterize his friend Charles?

5. What is the strongest evidence of Nic's negative feelings about his parents' divorce?

6. Discuss Sheff's purpose for providing statistics about methamphetamine use in the introduction.

7. Which of Nic's childhood heroes commits suicide?

8. What major revelation does David make to the reader upon describing his son's admission of crystal meth use?

9. What is Charles's first close call with drugs and how is David involved?

10. How does David react when he finds a baggie of marijuana in Nic's room?

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