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

2. Once David finds out that Nic's phone has been pinging against towers in three states, whom does he call for help?
(a) The Sacramento Police and the FBI.
(b) The Reno Police and the FBI.
(c) The Portland Police and the FBI.
(d) The Billings Police and the FBI.

3. David recalls a time when ten years prior, Nic had panicked while doing what activity?
(a) Scaling a climbing wall.
(b) Climbing a jungle gym.
(c) Climbing a tree.
(d) Climbing a set of monkey bars.

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 Castro district and the Mission district.
(d) The Financial district and the Nob Hill district.

5. Who checks on Nic at Hampshire College at David's behest?
(a) A friend of David's.
(b) Nic's former English teacher.
(c) A friend of Karen's.
(d) A friend of Nic's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the article David writes for the New York Times Magazine?

3. When David calls the rehab facility at which Nic works, what do they report?

4. The program into which Nic checks at Hazelden will last at least how long?

5. Who calls to let David know that Nic is on life support after overdosing on methamphetamine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new hobby does Nic take up around the time when David regains his memory after surviving a cerebral hemorrhage?

2. In what way is the theme of hope demonstrated in David's mention of St. Helena Hospital?

3. Discuss Sheff's use of medical diction in order to depict the theme of family bonds.

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

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

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

7. What element does Sheff name as "the bitterest irony of early sobriety" (228)?

8. What major medical emergency befalls David Sheff just before Nic's eighteenth birthday?

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

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

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