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Augusten Burroughs
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Running with Scissors Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom do Deirdre's fights typically become physical?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Norman.
(c) Augusten.
(d) Natalie.

2. What career does Augusten aspire to at the age of 12?
(a) An actor.
(b) An athlete.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A scientist.

3. Into what does Deirdre recite her poetry?
(a) A hairbrush.
(b) A television remote control.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) An unplugged microphone.

4. What is Deirdre's reaction to Augusten when she comes to pick him up?
(a) She is overcome with happiness.
(b) She is apathetic to him.
(c) She is overwhelmed with guilt.
(d) She is terrified of him.

5. What is Dr. Finch's reaction to the sleeping person in the room connected to his office?
(a) He is furious.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is apathetic.

6. What does Augusten admit to imitating?
(a) His mother's stride.
(b) His mother's laugh.
(c) His mother's dress.
(d) His mother's speech.

7. Why does Hope "Bible-dip"?
(a) To clean the pages of the Bible.
(b) To broaden her vocabulary.
(c) To answer her questions.
(d) To deepen her spirituality.

8. What is Troy later diagnosed as having?
(a) Asperger's Syndrome.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Bi-polar disorder.
(d) Multiple Personality Disorder.

9. How long does Augusten confess that he has felt gay for?
(a) Since he was a small boy.
(b) Since puberty.
(c) His entire life.
(d) Since moving in with the Finch family.

10. What type of professor is Norman Burroughs?
(a) Literature.
(b) Biology.
(c) French.
(d) Mathematics.

11. Who takes Augusten to meet Joranne?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Hope.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Dr. Finch.

12. What does Augusten want to take from the dump?
(a) A silver serving tray.
(b) A metal hubcap.
(c) An aluminum folding chair.
(d) A chrome table.

13. What rock band does Troy work for?
(a) KISS.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) The Police.
(d) AC/DC

14. What does Augusten believe that the city he hopes to move to represents?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Glamour.
(d) Fashion.

15. What does Agnes begin to do compulsively as a means of coping with her husband's antics?
(a) Dust.
(b) Wash laundry.
(c) Sweep.
(d) Mop.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, what is Augusten's mother getting dressed to attend?

2. How does Deirdre react to Augusten's relationship with Neil Bookman?

3. Where does Natalie hope to go to college?

4. How does Dr. Finch initially react to the giant hole in his kitchen ceiling?

5. What type of poetry does Deirdre write?

(see the answer keys)

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