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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. What is a heroin drought?
(a) A time when the heroin stops being as effective.
(b) A time when work and school necessitate a break from heroin.
(c) A time where there is no heroin to be purchased.
(d) A time when the heroin gets more expensive.

2. How long did Candy run her scam with the narrator?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. How does the narrator realize he has an addiction?
(a) He has ruined his life over heroin.
(b) He cannot stop taking heroin.
(c) He considered leaving Candy to stop sharing heroin.
(d) He lost all his morals over heroin.

4. What does the narrator think of Schumann's death?
(a) He killed himself.
(b) He died happy.
(c) He will haunt him.
(d) He got what he deserved.

5. How old was the narrator when his mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the narrator and Lex related?

2. What does the narrator put in a packet before going to see Dirty Julie?

3. What color is Candy's wedding dress?

4. What is the name of the other woman in the foursome?

5. What part of Melbourne is Queens Road in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a coke test?

2. How do Candy and the narrator make money while living in Melbourne?

3. What job does Candy take in Melbourne, and how does the narrator feel about it?

4. How does O'Brien get Candy to use heroin after she tries to quit?

5. What happens when the narrator's friends confront Dirty Julie about her tainted stash?

6. Why is the narrator unreliable?

7. How does Candy respond to the death of Schumann?

8. What happens to the narrator during the drought?

9. Why does the narrator think Schumann is generous?

10. What is freebasing?

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