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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often would Knapp call her sister to say she had had a fight with Julian?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every few days.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Once a week.

2. What sensation does the chemical that the brain releases create?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Exaltation.
(d) Calm.

3. How much does Michael drink?
(a) A lot.
(b) Not much.
(c) Casually.
(d) Not at all.

4. How does Knapp's friend Abby realize that she is an alcoholic?
(a) She crashed her car.
(b) She is raped.
(c) Her husband left her.
(d) She lost her job.

5. How did Knapp's alcoholism relate to her bulimia and anorexia?
(a) It became a substition.
(b) It became a trigger.
(c) They all combined to feed a compulsive need for love.
(d) It took the edge off.

6. How does Tess' story begin?
(a) She was drinking in Boston.
(b) She was drinking with her family.
(c) She was out drinking with her boyfriend.
(d) She was kidnapped.

7. What did Knapp learn at AA?
(a) Other people's experiences.
(b) How to increase her tolerance.
(c) How to hide her drinking.
(d) How to quit effectively.

8. What does Knapp do when Julian throws her out?
(a) Moves to Boston.
(b) Gets an apartment close to his.
(c) Moves to New Orleans.
(d) Lives on the street for a little while.

9. What results does Knapp list at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Her liver and lung tests.
(b) The quiz she took on alcoholism.
(c) The pregnancy test she took.
(d) Her graduate school entrance exams.

10. What is unique about the night Knapp went to the AA meeting?
(a) It is the last time she touched a drop of alcohol.
(b) It is the night she gets back in touch with her family after five years.
(c) It is the night she decides to go to rehab.
(d) It is the only night in the next five years that she abstains from drinking.

11. What does Knapp do when she goes to her first AA meeting?
(a) Watch the whole meeting.
(b) Walks out immediately.
(c) Tells all her stories.
(d) Yells at the drinkers.

12. How did Janet deal with the pain she felt?
(a) She drank till she blacked out.
(b) She cut herself.
(c) She made herself throw up.
(d) She studied.

13. What is difficult for Knapp about being out of rehab?
(a) Filling her time.
(b) Avoiding old friends.
(c) Staying out of old hangouts.
(d) Seeing things--and herself--clearly.

14. How does drinking affect the brain?
(a) It stimulates the reward system.
(b) It suppresses fears.
(c) It creates the sensation of calm and well being.
(d) It creates pleasant hallucinations.

15. What happened around the time Knapp moved into a new apartment?
(a) Her car was repossessed.
(b) She declared bankruptcy.
(c) She was diagnosed with ovarian cysts.
(d) Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Knapp's father confess to her while he is dying?

2. What does Knapp expect of Julian when she meets him?

3. What does Knapp's therapist recommend?

4. Who noticed Knapp's anorexia?

5. How does Knapp react to the AA meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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