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Caroline Knapp, Love

Caroline Knapp, Love

Read Love and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. How did the author “nearly kill [her] oldest friend’s two daughters”?

swimming with them while intoxicated

in a bicycle accident while intoxicated

in a car accident while intoxicated

carrying them while intoxicated

2. Who first confronted the author about her drinking?

her father

her brother

her mother

her sister

3. Why is the piece titled “Love”?

It tells the story of the author’s love for alcohol.

It tells the story of how the author’s family’s love helped her to overcome alcoholism.

It tells the story of how the author’s marriage survived her alcoholism.

It tells the story of how the author overcame her alcoholism because of her love for her children.

4. Where did the author go to college?

Harvard University

Brown University

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Tufts University

5. Which of the following symptoms of alcoholism does the author NOT mention noticing before she quits drinking?

dry heaving in the mornings

blackouts

shaky hands

burst blood vessels around her nose and cheeks