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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. Which of these events do NOT occur when Augusten is skipping school?

2. What is Kate's profession?

3. Who does Augusten regret that he cannot tell group therapy about?

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

5. Where does Troy live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augusten cope with the stress at home?

2. What is Augusten expecting of the Finch's home, and what does he find?

3. What happens when Poo Bear walks in on the kids playing with the electroshock machine?

4. How do Augusten's family members react to his admission of his relationship with Neil Bookman?

5. Why does Hope bring Augusten to meet Neil?

6. Who is Joranne, and what is her condition when Augusten meets her?

7. What is "Bible-dipping'?

8. How does Dr. Finch treat Augusten and his sexuality?

9. How does Agnes respond to Dr. Finch's mistresses?

10. What does Augusten walk in on when he visits his mother while he is skipping school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The family that Augusten based the Finches on were outraged at the release of this memoir and sued Augusten for defamation and libel.

Part 1.) Explain a moment in the memoir that you found unbelievable.

Part 2.) Should memoir writers be forced to prove the accuracy of their stories?

Part 3.) Do you believe that memoir writers should get the permission of the people that they are writing about before the memoir is released?

Essay Topic 2

There are many times throughout his life that Augusten feels very alone and sought out someone to confess his emotions to.

Part 1.) Create a list of three examples in which Augusten felt alone and depressed.

Part 2.) Explain who Augusten typically chose to confess his feelings of loneliness to.

Part 3.) Explain the way that emotions and confessions shaped the relationship that Augusten had with at least one other character in the memoir.

Essay Topic 3

The medical practices of Dr. Finch are called into question numerous times throughout the course of the memoir.

Part 1.) Give three examples of times when Dr. Finch's medical practices were questionable.

Part 2.) Explain what you believe to be Dr. Finch's mentality behind those medical practices.

Part 3.) Weigh in on whether or not you believe Dr. Finch's medical practices were ethical, and explain why.

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