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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. How old is Jasper the first time Nic is arrested?
2. What is the family's pet name for Nic's little brother Jasper?
3. Nic is arrested for failing to appear in court after being cited for what crime?
4. Nic's school is located on the campus of a former what?
5. The therapist recommends that Nic stay with Vicki during which part(s) of each year?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting depicted in the introduction.
2. How does David Sheff characterize his friend Charles?
3. Which of Nic's childhood heroes commits suicide?
4. How do the themes of secrecy and deception emerge within the memoir's introduction?
5. How is the theme of duality demonstrated in David's discussion of Nic's behavior with his younger siblings?
6. What pattern does David note in Nic's literary tastes in high school?
7. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within the scene of Daisy's birth?
8. What is the cause of David's resentment toward Nic, even though David knows that he has an illness?
9. What approach does David take in his stance with Nic about the topic of illicit drugs?
10. What is the author's purpose for using a quote from The Tempest as an epigraph for Part II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Sheff's message regarding the difference between loving behavior, and enabling or co-dependent behavior, and how does he get this message across to the reader?
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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