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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was David's visit like over the summer of Knapp's second year out of school?
(a) He broke up with her at the end.
(b) They fought all the time.
(c) He went to Europe instead of spending the time with her.
(d) He took her to Europe for half the summer.

2. How does Knapp feel as she loses weight?
(a) She feels more insecure than ever.
(b) She feels superior to heavier women.
(c) She feels invisible to everyone.
(d) She feels safe from men's desire.

3. What sensation does the chemical that the brain releases create?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Calm.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Exaltation.

4. What does the brain do in response to this chemical being released?
(a) Work overtime to decrease the chemical.
(b) Convert sugar into fat.
(c) Slow down for as long as the chemical is in the system.
(d) Build up resistance to the chemical.

5. How did Knapp's alcoholism relate to her bulimia and anorexia?
(a) They all combined to feed a compulsive need for love.
(b) It became a substition.
(c) It became a trigger.
(d) It took the edge off.

6. How do the percentages look for someone who has become an alcoholic?
(a) Not in favor of recovery.
(b) Their chances of recovery are fairly good.
(c) Fifty-fifty that they will not be tormented by drink again.
(d) Almost all alcoholics remain alcoholics.

7. What results does Knapp list at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Her graduate school entrance exams.
(b) The pregnancy test she took.
(c) Her liver and lung tests.
(d) The quiz she took on alcoholism.

8. How does drinking change for Knapp after her mother dies?
(a) She becomes desperate.
(b) She resolves to quit.
(c) She is never sober.
(d) She fights more with Julian.

9. Who is waiting for Knapp to check in at Beech Hill?
(a) No one.
(b) Michael.
(c) Her doctor.
(d) Her sister.

10. What do Julian and Knapp do together as they get to know each other?
(a) Take long hikes.
(b) Drink together.
(c) Read in bed.
(d) Go to AA meetings.

11. What happened around the time Knapp moved into a new apartment?
(a) She declared bankruptcy.
(b) Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
(c) Her car was repossessed.
(d) She was diagnosed with ovarian cysts.

12. What frightens Knapp at rehab?
(a) The crack addicts.
(b) The long days.
(c) The long nights.
(d) The relapsers.

13. How does Knapp say alcohol is seen in some circles?
(a) As an illness.
(b) As a religious exhilaration.
(c) As a rite.
(d) As a sacred weakness.

14. What happened as Knapp ceases to eat?
(a) She felt divine.
(b) She was dizzy and confused all the time.
(c) She began to look like a cancer patient.
(d) She was crumbling internally.

15. How long after the move does Knapp see her therapist?
(a) The next day.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Michael feel about Knapp?

2. What does Knapp think about William?

3. What do the test results in Chapter 8 indicate?

4. What did Knapp learn at AA?

5. What is William's relationship with alcohol?

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