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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Knapp done at night until she was sixteen, when she started drinking?

2. Where would Knapp meet this person for drinks when she was younger?

3. How old was Knapp when she first got drunk?

4. Knapp's first drunk resulted from what drink?

5. What was the prevailing view of women's bodies when Meg and Knapp were growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would sex make Knapp's friend Meg feel?

2. What is Knapp's friend Abby's drinking driven by?

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

4. What does Knapp think began her addictions?

5. Describe the yearning that drove Knapp to drink.

6. What does Knapp love about drinking?

7. What is Knapp's mantra?

8. What does Knapp say runs through her mind when she wakes up next to a stranger?

9. Describe Knapp's relationship with her father.

10. What does Knapp tell her boss when she hobbles into work after dropping her friend's children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Knapp use evidence in the book? What different kinds of evidence does she use? Does she use them differently?

Essay Topic 2

How does Knapp's relationship with drinking change over time throughout the course of the book? Be specific in citing examples.

Essay Topic 3

How is Knapp's relationship with sex related to her relationship with alcohol? How does her relationship with sex change over the course of the book?

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