View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What chemical does the brain release under the influence of alcohol?

4. How does Knapp describe Janet?

5. What do Julian and Knapp do together as they get to know each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Knapp's relationship with William like?

2. What is the story that Knapp tells about Tess?

3. How does Knapp feel the first time she slept with Michael?

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

5. How does Knapp's mother's death affect Knapp's relationship with Michael?

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

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

8. How does Knapp feel on the occasion of her sister's wedding?

9. What does Knapp say AA does for her?

10. How does Knapp say drinking skews a person's views?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Knapp's refusal to get help change over the course of her drinking? Who tells her she needs help, and what finally convinces her that she does?

Essay Topic 2

How does Knapp's relationship with her work change as her drinking changes? What does her writing have to do with her drinking? Does drinking threaten her writing? Does writing threaten her drinking?

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 906 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample