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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does William think about Knapp?
(a) He sees himself as better off than she is.
(b) He tries desperately to save her from what he went through.
(c) He is ashamed of her.
(d) He is grateful that he is not a bad drinker like her.

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

3. What frightens Knapp at rehab?
(a) The long nights.
(b) The long days.
(c) The relapsers.
(d) The crack addicts.

4. What does Knapp expect of Julian when she meets him?
(a) He is going to make drinking fun again.
(b) He is going to understand her completely.
(c) He is going to make her a better person.
(d) He is going to force her to stop drinking.

5. What kind of man is Michael?
(a) Disorganized but affectionate.
(b) Kind and loving.
(c) Critical and judgmental.
(d) Ambitious and friendly.

6. What do the test results in Chapter 8 indicate?
(a) That Knapp is in the final stage of alcoholism.
(b) That Knapp is in bad health.
(c) That Knapp is not damaging herself with her drinking.
(d) That Knapp is not cut out for graduate school.

7. What does Knapp think about William?
(a) He is in denial.
(b) He does not understand drinking.
(c) He is right about her drinking.
(d) He is helpful as she tries to quit.

8. What chemical does the brain release under the influence of alcohol?
(a) Dopamine.
(b) Epinephrine.
(c) Seratonin.
(d) Pseudoephedrine.

9. How does Julian treat Knapp after they move in together?
(a) He lists her flaws.
(b) He straightens her out.
(c) He abuses her.
(d) He adores everything about her.

10. How does drinking change for Knapp after her mother dies?
(a) She resolves to quit.
(b) She becomes desperate.
(c) She is never sober.
(d) She fights more with Julian.

11. How does Tess handle her physical situation?
(a) She drives off the road and is taken to the hospital.
(b) She goes to her boyfriend's house.
(c) She gets alcohol and goes home.
(d) She goes to the emergency room.

12. What potential consequences do the test results confront Knapp with?
(a) Failing out of school
(b) Losing her teeth.
(c) Lung cancer and emphysema.
(d) Liver damage, infertility and cancer.

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

14. What do Julian and Knapp do together as they get to know each other?
(a) Go to AA meetings.
(b) Take long hikes.
(c) Drink together.
(d) Read in bed.

15. How does Knapp think Julian saw her?
(a) As a desperate, fragile creature.
(b) As a funny and sophisticated woman.
(c) As a competent career woman.
(d) As a failure in everything but drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do members of AA offer each other?

2. How does Knapp feel after she and Michael sleep together for the first time?

3. What does Tess do the next day after her medical emergency?

4. How does Knapp's friend Abby realize that she is an alcoholic?

5. How does Knapp express her feelings to Julian?

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