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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. Whom does Nic call his "worry doctor" (22)?
(a) His mother.
(b) His therapist.
(c) His dentist.
(d) His uncle.

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

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

4. In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1979.

5. Charles's friends from home earn money by smuggling what substance in from the Yucatan before selling it?
(a) Opium.
(b) Psychedelic mushrooms.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nic's little brother?

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

3. What elements does David name as being involved in the deaths of Charles's parents prior to Charles's enrollment in college?

4. David's college was chosen by which magazine as "one of the top party schools in the nation" (84)?

5. David states that many symptoms of what types of disorders mimic the symptoms of drug abuse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What pattern does David note in Nic's literary tastes in high school?

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

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

4. What is the first altercation between David and Nic about Nic's use of substances?

5. For what purpose does David Sheff use an allusion to the film Welcome to the Dollhouse at the opening of Chapter 6?

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

7. How does David react when Nic offers him a hit of a marijuana joint when they are out on a walk together?

8. How does David Sheff characterize his friend Charles?

9. What is the strongest evidence of Nic's negative feelings about his parents' divorce?

10. What negative milestone takes place in Nic's life takes place just before Nic's eighteenth birthday?

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