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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occasion led Knapp to drink for the first time?
(a) She was molested by her brother.
(b) A boy she liked lost interest in her.
(c) Her father lost his job.
(d) She was bored.

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

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

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

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

6. What would Knapp do when she was drinking?
(a) Drink until the voices stopped speaking in her ears.
(b) Look for someone to blame for the things she did while she was drunk.
(c) Listen to the buzz inside her head.
(d) Carefully measure how much was in her glass.

7. What happened to Knapp's friend's brother who tried to molest his sister?
(a) Nothing--he went on to molest other girls.
(b) He was institutionalized.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He was killed by an angry father.

8. What behavior of Knapp's started to worry her friends and family?
(a) She would go home with strange men.
(b) She would call people while she was drunk.
(c) She would black out.
(d) She would drive after drinking.

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

10. Liquor seemed to ease what emotions for Knapp?
(a) Rage.
(b) Anxiety and sadness.
(c) Loneliness and emptiness.
(d) Affection and tenderness.

11. What gesture does Knapp make after the confrontation with her mother?
(a) She tries to make it a day without drinking.
(b) She checks in to rehab.
(c) She has a fit and goes on a binge.
(d) She pours out all the alcohol she has.

12. What would Knapp do when she escaped from her apartment?
(a) Take long runs.
(b) Eat.
(c) Drink at the bar.
(d) Write stories.

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

14. How does Knapp describe alcoholism?
(a) A solitary activity.
(b) A social activity.
(c) A destructive activity.
(d) An evasive activity.

15. How long was it after the accident before Knapp finally stopped drinking?
(a) A year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Knapp do before she met a specific person for drinks after work when she was younger?

2. What role did drinking play in Knapp's relationship with David?

3. What would Meg feel the morning after a night of anonymous sex?

4. Who did Knapp almost hurt, making her want to stop drinking?

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

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