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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 does the brain do in response to this chemical being released?

2. How does Knapp react to the AA meeting?

3. What sensation does the chemical that the brain releases create?

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

5. How does Knapp describe Julian?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Knapp gets pregnant?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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