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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How hard was it for Knapp to quit drinking?
(a) It easy for her to walk away from it.
(b) The hardest thing she ever did.
(c) Surprisingly easy, after she committed to it.
(d) It was constant work, like being married.

2. What did sex give Meg?
(a) The power of seductiveness.
(b) Evidence of her own existence.
(c) The illusion of intimacy.
(d) Faith in her attractiveness.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Knapp's readers appreciate about her column?

2. How did Knapp feel when she was living alone?

3. What happened when Knapp was a sophomore in college?

4. How would Knapp make it through an evening with her boyfriend?

5. What effect did alcohol have on Alex?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does Knapp have with her readers when she writes for the Boston Phoenix?

2. How does Knapp strategize to hide her drinking at the end?

3. How does Knapp's drinking change when she lives by herself?

4. How does Knapp get through dinner with Michael's parents?

5. How does alcohol affect Knapp's relationships, emotions, and thoughts?

6. How does alcohol affect Knapp's relationship with David?

7. What does Knapp realize during the last six months of her drinking?

8. Describe the event that got Knapp to quit drinking.

9. Describe the first time Knapp got drunk.

10. How does alcohol make Knapp feel while she is with her family?

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