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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Knapp want from her drinking?
(a) She didn't know what she wanted.
(b) She wanted to be invisible.
(c) She wanted to know everything.
(d) She wanted to feel full inside.

2. What did Alex think of alcohol when he found it?
(a) He thought it was divine.
(b) He thought it was the fountain of youth.
(c) He thought it would make him bulletproof.
(d) He thought it was the path to his true self.

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

4. What was Knapp's relationship with David like at the beginning?
(a) They lived in the same city and saw each other often.
(b) They moved in together immediately.
(c) It was a long distance relationship.
(d) They knew each other for a long time before they got together.

5. What would Knapp do if she felt that she did not have enough in her glass?
(a) Obsess about how to get more alcohol.
(b) Sleep with the bartender.
(c) Pour out her drink and ask for another.
(d) Get belligerent.

6. What would Knapp compulsively ask herself when she was drinking?
(a) How much are you drinking?
(b) Are you driven by a feeling of hunger and need?
(c) Will this reflect badly on you tomorrow?
(d) Are you doing enough to control your consumption?

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

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

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

10. What was David's upbringing like?
(a) He was uncomplicated and caring.
(b) He was filled with hope in his own potential.
(c) He was tormented with apprehensions about his status.
(d) He was filled with unanswerable anxieties.

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

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

13. What drink was Knapp especially fond of when she was living on her own?
(a) White wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Whisky.
(d) Gin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury did Knapp actually cause in her accident?

2. Which friend of Knapp's had a schizophrenic brother?

3. Who was Knapp's boyfriend at the time when her father died?

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

5. What was Knapp's relationship with alcohol like in the beginning of her alcoholism?

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