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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. What does Knapp's therapist recommend?

2. What does Julian ask Knapp to change?

3. Who noticed Knapp's anorexia?

4. Who is waiting for Knapp to check in at Beech Hill?

5. What physical symptoms does Tess experience on her way home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knapp think when she arrives at the AA meeting?

2. What happened when David came to visit Knapp after college?

3. What was it like for Knapp after she got out of rehab?

4. How does Knapp describe alcohol's effect on the body?

5. What is Knapp's friend Janet's experience with alcohol and eating like?

6. What was Julian's effect on Knapp's identity?

7. What was Knapp's relationship with William like?

8. How does Knapp see herself as similar to Tess?

9. What happened the last time Julian attempted to kick Knapp out?

10. Describe the conversation Knapp has with her therapist after Julian throws her out.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Knapp represent her anorexia in relation to her alcoholism? Does she describe them in the same terms? Are they similar in her experience, or no? How does her drinking change when she stops being anorexic?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of book is Drinking: A Love Story? Write a review that characterizes the book's main themes, style, shortcomings and accomplishments.

Essay Topic 3

Knapp's memoir is a love story, but Knapp falls in love with a number of different men throughout the book. How does her relationship with alcohol parallel her relationships with men? Is she ever untrue to the bottle? Is she ever as desperate for a man as she is for the bottle? How do her relationships with men change as her relationship with alcohol changes?

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