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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: stay up late, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Nic's two first-ever dogs?
(a) Moon-dog and Brutus.
(b) Alex and Sebastian.
(c) Tobias and Beatrix.
(d) Buster and Keaton.

2. At what age does Nic start attending preschool a few days a week?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. Nic begins sixth grade at a new school in what location?
(a) Los Altos.
(b) Vallejo.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Inverness.

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

5. What adjective does David use to describe Nic's kindergarten in San Francisco?
(a) Enriching.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Expensive.
(d) Snobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Vicki move when she leaves the Bay Area?

2. David Sheff states in the introduction that he uses what literary device sparingly within the memoir?

3. About what topic does David educate Nic and his friends when he drives them to school each day?

4. About how many miles separate David from Vicki once she moves away from the Bay Area?

5. What is the name of Nic's little sister?

(see the answer key)

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