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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?
2. David's roommate in college was a student named Charles who hailed from which New York City borough?
3. David notes that "tests of marijuana have shown that there is twice as much THC in the average joint or pipeful today than in the weed of" (51) how long ago?
4. David asserts that he and Vicki are "among the first generation of" (19) what kind of parents?
5. Nic begins sixth grade at a new school in what location?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of duality demonstrated in David's discussion of Nic's behavior with his younger siblings?
2. What is the author's purpose for using a quote from The Tempest as an epigraph for Part II?
3. How does David Sheff characterize his friend Charles?
4. What is the cause of David's resentment toward Nic, even though David knows that he has an illness?
5. Which of Nic's childhood heroes commits suicide?
6. What approach does David take in his stance with Nic about the topic of illicit drugs?
7. What is Charles's first close call with drugs and how is David involved?
8. How does David react when he finds a baggie of marijuana in Nic's room?
9. What positive effects of marijuana does David describe in his own life?
10. How do the themes of secrecy and deception emerge within the memoir's introduction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of sound within David Sheff's memoir Beautiful Boy.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the connection Sheff draws between his own experiences as the father of an addict and the state of the opioid crisis plaguing twenty-first century America.
Essay Topic 3
Examine David Sheff’s use of characterization methods to portray his own family members. What effect do these characterization methods have on the memoir's inherent themes and messages?
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