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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. At what time of day is Nic born?
2. What is NOT something listed among the things Vicki and David divide upon their divorce?
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. At what age does Nic start traveling back and forth between his two homes unaccompanied by an adult?
5. What zoo does Nic often visit as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the strongest evidence of Nic's negative feelings about his parents' divorce?
2. How is the theme of duality demonstrated in David's discussion of Nic's behavior with his younger siblings?
3. What pattern does David note in Nic's literary tastes in high school?
4. How does David react when he finds a baggie of marijuana in Nic's room?
5. What reason does Sheff provide for his decision to forego foreshadowing within the memoir?
6. Discuss Sheff's purpose for providing statistics about methamphetamine use in the introduction.
7. What approach does David take in his stance with Nic about the topic of illicit drugs?
8. What is Charles's first close call with drugs and how is David involved?
9. What negative milestone takes place in Nic's life takes place just before Nic's eighteenth birthday?
10. What is the first altercation between David and Nic about Nic's use of substances?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does David Sheff go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the memoir’s themes, mood, and argumentation?
Essay Topic 2
How does Sheff use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of anecdotes included within the text? Discuss at least two scenes that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Read the interview included in the back of David Sheff's memoir Beautiful Boy. Write an essay explaining the connection between one of the author’s answers and a major theme presented within the text.
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