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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location had Nic been calling when he contacted a particular person during his long period of being missing?
(a) Denver.
(b) Billings.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Salt Lake City.

2. 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) The Witches.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Goodnight Moon.

3. While attending Hampshire College, Nic finds a sponsor who is a graduate student attending what college?
(a) Amherst College.
(b) Mount Holyoke.
(c) The University of Massachusetts.
(d) Yale.

4. About how many people does David say attend the first Al-Anon meeting that he and Karen attend?
(a) A score.
(b) A handful.
(c) A few.
(d) A dozen.

5. In what location does one side of Nic's family reunite with him for the first time since his major relapse?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Atlanta.

6. David wryly notes that thinking about relapse being a part of recovery is "like saying that a plane crash is good training for" (166) what?
(a) A hangar.
(b) A radio operator.
(c) A first-time flier.
(d) A pilot.

7. Who calls to let David know that Nic is on life support after overdosing on methamphetamine?
(a) Z.
(b) Nic's stepfather.
(c) Vicki.
(d) Jasper.

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

9. When the woman at Al-Anon tells a story about considering suicide but deciding against it, what event befalls her directly afterwards?
(a) She gets into a car accident.
(b) She goes missing on her way home.
(c) She gets a speeding ticket.
(d) Her car is towed.

10. Nic admits to his father that the drug scenes from what movie make him want to get high?
(a) Trainspotting.
(b) The Big Lebowski.
(c) Requiem for a Dream.
(d) Crank.

11. Who checks on Nic at Hampshire College at David's behest?
(a) Nic's former English teacher.
(b) A friend of David's.
(c) A friend of Karen's.
(d) A friend of Nic's.

12. Right before Jasper goes into sixth grade and Daisy goes into fourth grade, David experiences what type of medical emergency?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A cerebral hemorrhage.
(c) A blood clot.
(d) An aneurysm.

13. Once David finds out that Nic's phone has been pinging against towers in three states, whom does he call for help?
(a) The Billings Police and the FBI.
(b) The Sacramento Police and the FBI.
(c) The Reno Police and the FBI.
(d) The Portland Police and the FBI.

14. Which college is NOT included within the consortium to which Hampshire College belongs, allowing Nic to attend any one of four other colleges in addition to his own?
(a) The University of Massachusetts.
(b) Mount Holyoke.
(c) Yale.
(d) Amherst College.

15. After closing one of its branches, the Hazelden does continue to run an outpatient program in what location?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Portland.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a task Nic calls his father David to report taking during his longest period of sobriety within the narrative?

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

4. In an excerpt from Addict in the Family, its author states that addicts inevitably take what action with respect to their parents' past regrets?

5. What is the name for an object, situation, person, or feeling that creates overwhelming feeling of craving in an addict?

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