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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 area of the United States is St. Helena Hospital located?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) Napa Valley.
(c) The Northwest coast.
(d) The Florida Panhandle.

2. After closing one of its branches, the Hazelden does continue to run an outpatient program in what location?
(a) Queens.
(b) Portland.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Manhattan.

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

4. What objects does Nic include along with his note to Jasper?
(a) Eight marbles.
(b) Eight Jolly Ranchers.
(c) Eight dollar bills.
(d) Eight Hershey's Kisses.

5. Part V begins with an excerpt of the script from what film?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
(c) Being John Malkovich.
(d) Human Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nic's favorite record store?

2. What make of car does Nic drive?

3. Down what highway does Karen chase Nic when she sees him drive past the family home?

4. What branch of the Hazelden closes in December of the year in which Nic is in treatment?

5. What movie does David describe seeing as a portrait of "a wretched alcoholic" (180)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does David describe as his usual routine when Nic goes missing?

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

10. What do the majority of experts recommend with regard to the length of a rehab stay and the need for after-care?

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