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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. David relates that Charles died on the eve of what day?
(a) Charles's fortieth birthday.
(b) David's fortieth birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Charles's third sobriety anniversary.

2. What elements does David name as being involved in the deaths of Charles's parents prior to Charles's enrollment in college?
(a) Alcohol and drugs.
(b) Fate and bad timing.
(c) Sex and alcohol.
(d) Jealousy and violence.

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) Jack Nicholson.
(c) Humphrey Bogart.
(d) Arnold Schwarzenegger.

4. Illicit methamphetamine labs are said to have emerged in San Francisco in what year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1972.

5. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Skye.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nic's school is located on the campus of a former what?

2. What is the family's pet name for Nic's little brother Jasper?

3. When thinking about how Nic is unlike the children his age affected by addiction, what is NOT an adjective David applies to Nic?

4. The child development specialist tells David that "teenagers with drug problems will not be prepared for" (98) what?

5. Whom does Nic call his "worry doctor" (22)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David Sheff characterize his friend Charles?

2. What pattern does David note in Nic's literary tastes in high school?

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

4. What positive effects of marijuana does David describe in his own life?

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

6. How is the theme of duality demonstrated in David's discussion of Nic's behavior with his younger siblings?

7. What kinds of contradictory advice does David receive about Nic when Nic is getting into trouble as a teenager?

8. How does David react when Nic offers him a hit of a marijuana joint when they are out on a walk together?

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

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

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