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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 happened when Knapp was a sophomore in college?

2. What does Knapp realize about drinking after years of therapy?

3. What gesture does Knapp make after the confrontation with her mother?

4. Liquor seemed to ease what emotions for Knapp?

5. What would Knapp do before she met a specific person for drinks after work when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knapp love about drinking?

2. What would Knapp do when she met her friend Sam for drinks?

3. What would happen when Knapp would wake at night when she was drinking?

4. How would Knapp feel whenever her glass was filled?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the yearning that drove Knapp to drink.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What comparisons does Knapp use to tell herself that she isn't that bad a drinker? Who does she compare herself to, and how does she see herself relative to other people?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of book is Drinking: A Love Story? Write a review that characterizes the book's main themes, style, shortcomings and accomplishments.

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