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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 does Knapp describe Janet?
(a) Seventeen years old and perpetually insecure.
(b) Thirty-seven years old, tall and beautiful.
(c) Twenty-two years old and overweight.
(d) Forty-seven years old and homely.

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

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

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

5. What does Knapp tell herself when she leaves the AA meeting?
(a) She'll never be one of those people.
(b) She'll quit drinking.
(c) She's too embarrassed to ever come back.
(d) She'll never go back.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Knapp feel at her sister's wedding?

2. What does Knapp think of the people she meets at the AA meeting?

3. What kind of man is Michael?

4. What did Knapp learn at AA?

5. What happens when Tess wakes up in the morning, as Knapp tells the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knapp say life is like for drinkers who quit?

2. What happened when Knapp took the quiz administered by the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence?

3. What was Julian's effect on Knapp's identity?

4. What is Knapp's friend Janet's experience with alcohol and eating like?

5. What does Knapp think when she arrives at the AA meeting?

6. Describe the conversation Knapp has with her therapist after Julian throws her out.

7. How does Knapp see herself as similar to Tess?

8. What does Knapp say AA does for her?

9. What was Knapp's relationship with Julian like in the beginning?

10. How does Knapp describe alcohol's effect on the body?

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