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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls David during Nic's freshman year to tell him he is failing?
(a) The vice principal.
(b) The freshman dean.
(c) The registrar.
(d) The principal.

2. Nic's school is located on the campus of a former what?
(a) University.
(b) Oil refinery.
(c) Military academy.
(d) Prison.

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

4. Who owns a small cabin in Inverness, California?
(a) Nic.
(b) Vicki.
(c) David.
(d) Karen.

5. David describes hearing "cacophonous music like a" ( ) during his first time using crystal methamphetamine?
(a) Accordian.
(b) Carnival midway.
(c) Nickelodeon.
(d) Calliope.

Short Answer Questions

1. David asserts that he and Vicki are "among the first generation of" (19) what kind of parents?

2. Charles's friends from home earn money by smuggling what substance in from the Yucatan before selling it?

3. David notes that "tests of marijuana have shown that there is twice as much THC in the average joint or pipeful today than in the weed of" (51) how long ago?

4. Whom does David quote as saying, "Home is a holy thing" (67)?

5. The child development specialist tells David that "teenagers with drug problems will not be prepared for" (98) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within the scene of Daisy's birth?

2. What major revelation does David make to the reader upon describing his son's admission of crystal meth use?

3. How does David Sheff characterize his friend Charles?

4. Which of Nic's childhood heroes commits suicide?

5. What is the author's purpose for using a quote from The Tempest as an epigraph for Part II?

6. What reason does Sheff provide for his decision to forego foreshadowing within the memoir?

7. What is the cause of David's resentment toward Nic, even though David knows that he has an illness?

8. How does David react when he finds a baggie of marijuana in Nic's room?

9. What is the symbolism of the word everything?

10. What kinds of contradictory advice does David receive about Nic when Nic is getting into trouble as a teenager?

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