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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Knapp like as a child?
(a) Painfully shy.
(b) Outspoken and irreverent.
(c) Curious and playful.
(d) Clumsy and disorganized.

2. What kind of drunk was Knapp's friend Elaine?
(a) Belligerent.
(b) Messy.
(c) Tightly wound.
(d) Gregarious.

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

4. How did Knapp's drinking change in the last six months of her drinking?
(a) She was constantly drunk.
(b) She was drinking all the time.
(c) She was hiding bottles everywhere.
(d) She scheduled her drinking.

5. How is Knapp's physical health?
(a) She suffers from several chronic conditions.
(b) Bad in spells, but generally fine.
(c) Very good.
(d) Poor.

6. What was Knapp's relationship with alcohol like in the beginning of her alcoholism?
(a) She drank casually for many years as her consumption increased.
(b) She fell head over heels in love with it.
(c) She didn't drink much until she had a crisis.
(d) She began drinking almost before she could remember.

7. What is the result of the gesture Knapp makes after the confrontation with her mother?
(a) She succeeds in giving up drinking.
(b) She fails miserably at quitting.
(c) She falls back in love with alcohol.
(d) She cuts back on her drinking.

8. 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 not told to embrace their bodies.
(c) They were not encouraged to think of themselves as attractive.
(d) They were reduced to sex symbols.

9. What effect did alcohol have on Alex?
(a) It made his thoughts taste better inside his brain.
(b) It turned him into a sexy dancer.
(c) It turned him into an easy-going football fan.
(d) It turned him into someone people liked.

10. What did Knapp NOT drink?
(a) Fume blanc.
(b) Merlot.
(c) Whisky.
(d) Nyquil.

11. What did drinking make Knapp feel?
(a) It made her invisible.
(b) It made her angry enough to endure the pain.
(c) It melted the hurt and distress.
(d) It fortified her against the things that hurt.

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

13. What role did drinking play in Knapp's relationship with David?
(a) It helped them reach intimacy.
(b) It covered over all their insecurities and fears.
(c) It helped them to be accepted by their families.
(d) It was a threat they defended themselves against.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did alcohol affect Knapp?

2. How would Knapp get through dinner with her boyfriend's parents?

3. How does Knapp describe alcoholism?

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

5. What did Knapp want from her drinking?

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