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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of residence does Nic live while he is attending Hampshire College?
(a) A sober-living dormitory.
(b) A house off campus.
(c) With his grandparents.
(d) An apartment on campus.

2. What is Nic's favorite record store?
(a) Amoeba Music.
(b) Musician's Friend.
(c) Tower Records.
(d) Everyday Music.

3. The program into which Nic checks at Hazelden will last at least how long?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 months.

4. What is NOT a task Nic calls his father David to report taking during his longest period of sobriety within the narrative?
(a) He has saved some money.
(b) He has purchased a house.
(c) He has opened a bank account.
(d) He has secured a credit card.

5. In what area of the United States is St. Helena Hospital located?
(a) The Florida Panhandle.
(b) The Northwest coast.
(c) Napa Valley.
(d) The Midwest.

6. Nic finds a job at a rehab facility called what?
(a) Beaches.
(b) Promises.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Sandals.

7. David reports that when Z. breaks up with Nic, he is devastated, but rather than using, he takes what action?
(a) He calls Randy and they go for a bike ride.
(b) He calls Vicki.
(c) He calls Randy and they go out for a beer.
(d) He vows to not let it bother him.

8. What book does Nic pick up reading to his younger siblings where he had left off more than two years prior?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) Goodnight Moon.
(c) The Witches.
(d) The Catcher in the Rye.

9. What is NOT one of the three C's taught by Al-Anon?
(a) You cannot control it.
(b) You can care too much.
(c) You did not cause it.
(d) You cannot cure it.

10. In an excerpt from Addict in the Family, its author states that addicts inevitably take what action with respect to their parents' past regrets?
(a) They are traumatized by them.
(b) They memorize them.
(c) They exploit them.
(d) They mirror them in their own parenting styles.

11. How long after Nic's breakup with Z. does he stop returning his father David's phone calls?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

12. Whom does David call when he wants someone to check on Nic after he stops returning phone calls?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Charles.
(c) Karen.
(d) Vicki.

13. The family has to euthanize which of their dogs when he gets cancer?
(a) Poochie-Woo.
(b) Ajax.
(c) Moondog.
(d) Hortense.

14. Studies have shown that what elements "change an addict's vital signs" (206)?
(a) Cues.
(b) Phases.
(c) Stressors.
(d) Cravings.

15. What action does Nic take when car troubles cause him to miss an important job interview?
(a) He takes Daisy and Jasper bowling.
(b) He goes to the spa for the day.
(c) He calls his father and they talk.
(d) He calls Randy and they go riding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Down what highway does Karen chase Nic when she sees him drive past the family home?

2. What two districts of San Francisco does David scour looking for Nic?

3. When David calls the rehab facility at which Nic works, what do they report?

4. David recalls a time when ten years prior, Nic had panicked while doing what activity?

5. At what location do David and Nic agree to meet the day that Nic is very late?

(see the answer keys)

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