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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 program into which Nic checks at Hazelden will last at least how long?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 month.

2. When David calls the rehab facility at which Nic works, what do they report?
(a) They say he has just been given a promotion.
(b) They say he is out running an errand.
(c) They say he is delivering a prescription to a customer.
(d) They say he has not shown up to work in two days.

3. Right before Jasper goes into sixth grade and Daisy goes into fourth grade, David experiences what type of medical emergency?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A blood clot.
(c) An aneurysm.
(d) A cerebral hemorrhage.

4. Who advises David that he should not pull his son out of college due to Nic's recent relapse?
(a) The health counselor at Hampshire College.
(b) Karen.
(c) Douglas Anglin.
(d) Dr. Theodore Bielke.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. David reports that when Z. breaks up with Nic, he is devastated, but rather than using, he takes what action?

3. What final advice does David give to the addicted young woman for whom he buys lunch?

4. What movie do Nic and David see together the night before he checks into the Hazelden?

5. What two districts of San Francisco does David scour looking for Nic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Experts David consults say that addicts are skilled at exploiting what aspects of their parents?

3. What are the definitions of priming and cuing, behaviors that can lead to relapse?

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

5. What does Sheff mean when he calls addiction an "equal-opportunity affliction" (177)?

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

7. What observation does Nic make about the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco?

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

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

10. Whom does Sheff list as people and organizations he at times blames for Nic's problems, before returning to the idea that Nic has a disease that causes his bad behavior?

(see the answer keys)

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