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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. How does Nic get out of jail the first time he is arrested?
(a) He escapes.
(b) He serves his sentence.
(c) His charges are dismissed.
(d) David bails him out.

2. David Sheff states in the introduction that he uses what literary device sparingly within the memoir?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Understatement.

3. What elements does David name as being involved in the deaths of Charles's parents prior to Charles's enrollment in college?
(a) Jealousy and violence.
(b) Alcohol and drugs.
(c) Sex and alcohol.
(d) Fate and bad timing.

4. Methamphetamine triggers how many times the normal levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine?
(a) 10-20.
(b) 5-10.
(c) 300-500.
(d) 30-50.

5. Nic and a friend make prank phone calls they have learned how to make by watching what television show?
(a) The Simpsons.
(b) Crank Yankers.
(c) The Andy Griffith Show.
(d) Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Nic start attending preschool a few days a week?

2. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?

3. When David was still a young child, his family moved from Massachusetts to what state?

4. In what year was methamphetamine first synthesized?

5. David's roommate in college was a student named Charles who hailed from which New York City borough?

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