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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. David describes hearing "cacophonous music like a" ( ) during his first time using crystal methamphetamine?

3. Methamphetamine triggers how many times the normal levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine?

4. Whom does Nic call his "worry doctor" (22)?

5. After listing a myriad of impressions at which Nic is skilled, David says that Nic's best impression is of whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What advice do many "drug counselors tell parents" of David's "generation" (52) with respect to drug use and honesty?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sheff's use of the first person point of view serve the author's purposes over the course of the memoir Beautiful Boy? Discuss how the author's choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

What is the David Sheff's message regarding the shift in worldview that needs to occur within United States government with regard to the addiction crisis?

Essay Topic 3

What ultimate message is David Sheff's memoir Beautiful Boy sending about the nature and value of compassion?

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