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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 sensation does the chemical that the brain releases create?

2. What is the typical drinker's relationship with alcohol like after they quit drinking?

3. What was Knapp's logic about drinking?

4. Who is waiting for Knapp to check in at Beech Hill?

5. Who was William?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Knapp's friend Janet's experience with alcohol and eating like?

2. What does Knapp say AA does for her?

3. What does Knapp think when she arrives at the AA meeting?

4. What does Knapp do when she leaves the AA meeting?

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

6. What happens when Knapp gets pregnant?

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

8. What happened the last time Julian attempted to kick Knapp out?

9. How does Knapp describe alcohol's effect on the body?

10. What happened when Knapp took the quiz administered by the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Knapp represent her anorexia in relation to her alcoholism? Does she describe them in the same terms? Are they similar in her experience, or no? How does her drinking change when she stops being anorexic?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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