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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. How does Knapp's friend Janet realize that she is an alcoholic?

2. What does Knapp's father confess to her while he is dying?

3. How does Knapp's sister's wedding make Knapp feel about her relationship?

4. What frightens Knapp at rehab?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Knapp spend her time in rehab?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Knapp remember of the last months of her father's life?

10. Describe Julian and describe how he makes Knapp feel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are Knapp's true internal feelings? When do we see them? When they explode? In what behavior? When does she let real her feelings show?

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