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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 Augusten divulge that Brenda actually becomes in her adulthood?

2. Who is Dr. Finch worried will seize his home?

3. What interesting thing does Augusten catch his mother eating?

4. What does Neil Bookman confront Hope Finch about?

5. How does Augusten travel to visit his mother in Amherst?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Hope Finch and Neil Bookman get into a huge fight about Neil's relationship with Augusten?

2. What does Augusten do after he realizes that Neil Bookman has disappeared?

3. What messages does Hope claim to be receiving from the cat through her dreams?

4. What disturbing behavior does Augusten witness from his mother during their stay in Rhode Island?

5. What happens when Natalie and Augusten go to visit Father Kimmel in town?

6. What happens after Deirdre meets Winnie Pye?

7. How does Augusten react to Hope's sudden onset of mental instability?

8. What are the consequences of Deirdre taking Cesar home with her from the mental hospital?

9. What happens to the rest of the Finch family in the epilogue?

10. What does Deirdre confess to Augusten that drives a wedge between him and Natalie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another theme that is very prevalent in the memoir is one of normalcy versus absurdity. Explain what Augusten thought was normal, and give an example of a time that he strove to be normal, fighting against his absurd surroundings. What was the outcome of Augusten's fight for normalcy in that situation?

Essay Topic 2

When Augusten first meets the Finch sisters, he is afraid of them. Explain the way that Augusten views the Finch sisters in the beginning of the novel, and then explain the way that his relationship with them changes as the memoir progresses.

Essay Topic 3

All through his life, Augusten wanted to be famous.

Part 1.) Give three examples in which Augusten showed his desire for celebrity.

Part 2.) Now that Augusten actually is famous, explain how Augusten treats his family.

Part 3.) Hypothesize on whether or not fame and celebrity is what Augusten was hoping for when he was a child.

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