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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. In what decade of life was Nic's grandfather when he died from the effects of substance abuse?
(a) 40s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 70s.

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

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

4. Who flies east with Nic to help him get settled at Hampshire College?
(a) Z.
(b) Karen and David.
(c) David, Karen, and Jasper.
(d) Jasper and Daisy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Randy, Nic's sponsor, buys Nic what item so that the two men can spend time together being active?

2. How does David interpret Nic's glance over his shoulder as the two drive up to St. Helena Hospital?

3. Nic finds a job at a rehab facility called what?

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

5. What approach to addiction treatment rewards sobriety with small cash payments or vouchers for everyday needs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the effects of David Sheff's medical emergency?

2. For what purpose does Sheff use the allusion to the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

3. How late is Nic when he sets a lunch date with his father at the restaurant Steps of Rome?

4. What is the symbolism of Nic's note to Jasper?

5. Discuss examples of contingency management strategies that have been shown to be effective in managing addiction.

6. For what purpose does Sheff use the shark and the cormorant simile?

7. How much more likely are addicts to have underlying mental health issues, in relation to the general population?

8. What distinction does Sheff make between blame and accountability?

9. Discuss Sheff's use of the broken suitcase image to indicate the injured nature of his post-hemorrhage brain.

10. What is the main element of twelve-step recovery programs that Nic rejects?

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