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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Finch initially react to the giant hole in his kitchen ceiling?
(a) He is enraged.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is entertained.
(d) He is calm.

2. On a scale of 1-10, how does Augusten rate his fight with Hope and Natalie?
(a) 7.5
(b) 3.0
(c) 6.0
(d) 4.5

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

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

5. What day does the Finch family celebrate with a parade?
(a) Father's Day.
(b) Mother's Day.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Independance Day.

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

7. What is Kate's profession?
(a) She is an astrologist.
(b) She is a psychologist.
(c) She is a botonist.
(d) She is a cosmetologist.

8. Where does Deirdre dream of one day being published?
(a) In the New York Times.
(b) In the Paris Review.
(c) In the New Yorker.
(d) In Time Magazine.

9. Who does Augusten regret that he cannot tell group therapy about?
(a) Neil Bookman.
(b) Deirdre Burroughs.
(c) Dr. Finch.
(d) Natalie Finch.

10. Where does Troy live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

11. At the beginning of the book, what is Augusten's mother getting dressed to attend?
(a) A singer-songwriter concert.
(b) A socialite dinner.
(c) An art gallery opening.
(d) A poetry reading.

12. What is Augusten's reaction to seeing his mother being intimate with someone in the kitchen?
(a) He is terrified.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is elated.
(d) He is saddened.

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

14. Who is Joranne?
(a) One of Dr. Finch's children.
(b) One of Dr. Finch's patients.
(c) One of Dr. Finch's lovers.
(d) One of Dr. Finch's neighbors.

15. What part of Joanne's body is red and cracked?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her lips.
(c) Her knees.
(d) Her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does Augusten aspire to at the age of 12?

2. What is interesting about the clothing that Augusten's roommate in the mental ward wears?

3. What does Augusten believe that the city he hopes to move to represents?

4. Through what does Dr. Finch believe that he is communicating with God?

5. Where does Natalie hope to go to college?

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