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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. Knapp was always careful not to be alone with which of her friends' fathers?

2. What kinds of things would Knapp obsessively yearn for?

3. How long was it after the accident before Knapp finally stopped drinking?

4. What did alcohol do for Knapp's body image?

5. What was Knapp's mantra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Knapp's relationship with Roger.

2. Describe the first time Knapp got drunk.

3. How would Knapp fill her days when she was living by herself?

4. What does Knapp love about drinking?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Knapp think began her addictions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the theme of Knapp's split personality--or compartmentalized personality--develop throughout the book? Use specific examples from the chapters. Is she one person? Is she more than one person? What do each of the people inside of her want? Does she seem pathologically self-divided, or does her self-division seem natural?

Essay Topic 2

What is Knapp's relationship with her family like? Do they lead her to drinking? Do they lead her out of it? How does her relationship with her family change over time?

Essay Topic 3

What role does narrative play in Drinking: A Love Story? What is the overarching narrative, and how do the anecdotes and episodes along the way bolster or supplement her narrative? Is there tension between the main narrative and the secondary narratives? Do any of the secondary narratives threaten to run away with the story? How does Knapp reel them in?

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