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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Knapp met her friend for drinks, how long would it take before the drinks kicked in?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.
2. What was Knapp like as a child?
(a) Outspoken and irreverent.
(b) Painfully shy.
(c) Clumsy and disorganized.
(d) Curious and playful.
3. How did her friendship with Elaine make Knapp feel about herself?
(a) Less dysfunctional.
(b) More intelligent.
(c) Wealthier.
(d) Poorer.
4. How did alcohol affect Knapp?
(a) It filled her with rage and sorrow.
(b) It impaired her ability to grow.
(c) It trapped her in anger and depression.
(d) It made her sociable and wise.
5. How many bottles would Knapp keep at the end of her drinking?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) A case.
6. Where did Knapp move after college?
(a) Provincetown, MA.
(b) Worcester, MA.
(c) Portland, ME.
(d) Providence, RI.
7. What was Knapp like in her professional life?
(a) Highly-motivated and tightly controlled.
(b) Lazy and shiftless.
(c) Inconsistent but occasionally brilliant.
(d) Smart and productive.
8. What did drinking make Knapp feel?
(a) It melted the hurt and distress.
(b) It made her angry enough to endure the pain.
(c) It fortified her against the things that hurt.
(d) It made her invisible.
9. What does Knapp's memoir describe?
(a) The visions Knapp saw under the influence.
(b) The cost of the damage she caused by drinking.
(c) The grief Knapp felt over the things she lost because of alcohol.
(d) The effect of her drinking on her relationships and emotions.
10. What do Knapp's readers appreciate about her column?
(a) Her honesty.
(b) Her wit.
(c) Her wisdom.
(d) Her wry humor.
11. How old was Knapp when she had her first drink?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve or thirteen.
12. What would Knapp ask her co-workers?
(a) Whether she looked hungover.
(b) Whether she was performing well enough.
(c) If they wanted to grab a drink after work.
(d) If she could borrow some money for alcohol.
13. How is Knapp's physical health?
(a) Bad in spells, but generally fine.
(b) Poor.
(c) Very good.
(d) She suffers from several chronic conditions.
14. How would Knapp spend her time during the first year of living alone?
(a) She spent a lot of time volunteering.
(b) She saw constantly visiting with friends.
(c) She never had a free minute to herself.
(d) She would not have anything to do but drink.
15. Where does Knapp see alcoholics?
(a) Everywhere in society.
(b) In certain kinds of high-power positions.
(c) In certain kinds of low-paying jobs.
(d) Only at the bars.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Knapp respond when her mother confronts her with the empty bottle?
2. What kind of alcohol did Knapp keep in the house at the end of her drinking?
3. How does Knapp feel for her first year living alone?
4. What was Knapp's relationship with David like at the beginning?
5. What would Knapp do when she escaped from her apartment?
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