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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Destiny, (pg 28-55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Knapp always anxious around her father?
(a) She was afraid that she was not brave enough.
(b) She was afraid that she was not smart enough.
(c) She was afraid that she was not pretty enough.
(d) She was afraid that he would beat her up.

2. Where did Knapp's mother find Knapp's empty bottle after Knapp's father died?
(a) Behind the toilet.
(b) In the cabinet.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the trash.

3. What was Knapp like in her professional life?
(a) Smart and productive.
(b) Highly-motivated and tightly controlled.
(c) Lazy and shiftless.
(d) Inconsistent but occasionally brilliant.

4. When would Knapp drink?
(a) When she felt anxious or bored.
(b) When she was lonely.
(c) When she felt angry.
(d) When she felt helpless.

5. Where does Knapp write her column?
(a) The L. A. Times.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The Village Voice.
(d) The Boston Phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did alcohol affect Knapp?

2. What does Knapp find when she tries to identify the influence that made her an alcoholic?

3. Liquor seemed to ease what emotions for Knapp?

4. Where does Knapp see alcoholics?

5. What gesture does Knapp make after the confrontation with her mother?

(see the answer key)

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