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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: stay up late, Chapters 6-8 and Part II: his drug of choice, Chapters 9-10 and Part III: whatever, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university did David attend after high school?
(a) Harvard College.
(b) The University of Illinois.
(c) The University of Arizona.
(d) The University of Pennsylvania.

2. What is the name of the girl with whom Nic is enamored in sixth grade?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Skye.
(d) Alabama.

3. How does David feel about joint custody?
(a) He loathes it.
(b) He tolerates it.
(c) He likes it.
(d) He has a love/hate relationship with it.

4. David asserts that he and Vicki are "among the first generation of" (19) what kind of parents?
(a) Self-conscious.
(b) Secular.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Parochial.

5. Whom does David quote as saying, "Home is a holy thing" (67)?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Phyllis Wheatley.
(d) Alice Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does David use to describe Nic's kindergarten in San Francisco?

2. In addition to incompatibility, what else does David say occurs within his marriage to Vicki?

3. By 1948, legal methamphetamines were used by 5% of what country's 16-25-year-olds?

4. From what country was the chemist who first synthesized amphetamine?

5. Who calls David during Nic's freshman year to tell him he is failing?

(see the answer key)

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