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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Drinking Alone, (pg 102-120).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Knapp say was the benefit of living by herself?
(a) Not having to wash dishes.
(b) Not having to hide her drinking.
(c) Having her own washer and dryer.
(d) Being able to leave her messes.

2. What caused Knapp to finally give up drinking?
(a) She was imprisoned and dried out there.
(b) She almost seriously injured two children.
(c) She tried to kill herself a number of times.
(d) She hit someone's car.

3. What did Knapp learn from her father's drinking?
(a) When he drank, he got sloppy and irresponsible.
(b) After the first martini, he would get belligerent.
(c) After his first bottle of wine, he would become expansive and tell stories.
(d) After a couple of drinks, he would relax.

4. What class of people does Knapp find at AA meetings?
(a) Mentally ill people.
(b) Poor and desperate people.
(c) Pilots and flight controllers.
(d) Heads of law firms and CEOs.

5. What would Knapp ask her co-workers?
(a) Whether she looked hungover.
(b) If they wanted to grab a drink after work.
(c) Whether she was performing well enough.
(d) If she could borrow some money for alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the prevailing view of women's bodies when Meg and Knapp were growing up?

3. What happened to Knapp's friend's brother who tried to molest his sister?

4. What kind of drunk was Knapp's friend Elaine?

5. What happened when Knapp was a sophomore in college?

(see the answer key)

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