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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did her friendship with Elaine make Knapp feel about herself?
(a) More intelligent.
(b) Poorer.
(c) Wealthier.
(d) Less dysfunctional.

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

3. What had Knapp done at night until she was sixteen, when she started drinking?
(a) Cry.
(b) Rock herself.
(c) Have nightmares.
(d) Sleepwalk.

4. How did Knapp almost hurt people?
(a) By falling on them.
(b) By hitting them with her car.
(c) By cutting them.
(d) By beating them.

5. How hard was it for Knapp to quit drinking?
(a) It easy for her to walk away from it.
(b) The hardest thing she ever did.
(c) Surprisingly easy, after she committed to it.
(d) It was constant work, like being married.

6. What did Roger do for Knapp?
(a) Got her into school.
(b) Guided her through her major.
(c) Got her into rehab.
(d) Got her out of jail.

7. What are the two parts into which Knapp compartmentalizes her life?
(a) Drinking and family events.
(b) Drinking and driving.
(c) Work and drinking.
(d) Seeing friends and drinking.

8. How does Knapp respond when her mother confronts her with the empty bottle?
(a) She lies.
(b) She accuses her mother of hypocrisy.
(c) She enters rehab.
(d) She confesses.

9. How often would Knapp drink?
(a) As often as possible.
(b) Only when her friend Elaine was in town.
(c) Only on special occasions.
(d) Three nights a week.

10. Who would Knapp meet for drinks after work when she was younger?
(a) Sam.
(b) Michael.
(c) Her father.
(d) Julien.

11. When did Knapp sever ties with Roger?
(a) After David moved away.
(b) When David moved back.
(c) When another student caught them together.
(d) When David found out about the relationship.

12. How old was Knapp when she fell in love with David?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Nineteen.

13. Where did Knapp move after college?
(a) Provincetown, MA.
(b) Worcester, MA.
(c) Providence, RI.
(d) Portland, ME.

14. What activity would appear on Knapp's list of things to do?
(a) Call her parents.
(b) Get help for drinking.
(c) Take writing workshops.
(d) Get a job.

15. What was the prevailing view of women's bodies when Meg and Knapp were growing up?
(a) They were encouraged to see themselves through other women's eyes.
(b) They were reduced to sex symbols.
(c) They were not told to embrace their bodies.
(d) They were not encouraged to think of themselves as attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Knapp like in her personal life?

2. How did the people around Knapp see her?

3. What was Knapp's relationship with David like at the beginning?

4. How would Knapp make it through an evening with her boyfriend?

5. What drink was Knapp especially fond of when she was living on her own?

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