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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. The therapist recommends that Nic stay with Vicki during which part(s) of each year?
(a) Holidays and summers.
(b) Summers and spring breaks.
(c) Holidays and the school year.
(d) The school year.

2. The initial use of amphetamine for medical purposes was for what malady?
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Depression.

3. When Nic moves home from his first college, what is NOT a rule his parents insist that he follow?
(a) He will pay rent.
(b) He will go to therapy.
(c) He will apply to other colleges.
(d) He will abide by a set curfew.

4. A child development specialist tells David that the greatest changes take place in children's brains before they are how old and then again when they are teenagers?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

5. To whom does David attribute Nic's love for film directors such as Godard, Bergman, and Kurosawa?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Karen.
(c) Vicki.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the family's pet name for Nic's little brother Jasper?

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

3. What zoo does Nic often visit as a child?

4. David characterizes Nic as a child who does what every time he encounters a puddle?

5. Who owns a small cabin in Inverness, California?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What positive effects of marijuana does David describe in his own life?

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

4. What is Charles's first close call with drugs and how is David involved?

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

6. How do the themes of secrecy and deception emerge within the memoir's introduction?

7. Discuss Sheff's purpose for providing statistics about methamphetamine use in the introduction.

8. How is the theme of duality demonstrated in David's discussion of Nic's behavior with his younger siblings?

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

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

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