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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. Who does Augusten call while trying to locate Neil Bookman?

2. Which character suffers a stroke, but continues working?

3. What does Augusten state hating about his relationship with Neil Bookman?

4. With what instrument does Deirdre scrawl the number 5 around her hospital room?

5. What is the name of Deirdre's new girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Augusten realize about the places that he has lived in relationship to his hopes and dreams for the future?

3. What conversation between Agnes and Natalie erupts into a huge fight as the family is watching television?

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

5. What happens when Brenda comes to visit the Finch family?

6. Who is Cesar Mendoza and what does he look like?

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

8. What does Augusten witness on the last night before Deirdre is taken away by the police?

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

10. How do Natalie and Augusten get on at college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The cleanliness of the Finch household and its inhabitants was often called into question by Augusten.

Part 1.) Give three examples of the dilapidation of the house and the uncleanliness inside.

Part 2.) Explain why you think the Finch family should, or should not have been expected to do better, given Dr. Finch's profession.

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

The Finch family uses many methods to receive messages from God when they are stressed out about a situation. Compare and contrast the two methods of communication that Hope and Dr. Finch use to speak to God about their troubles, and then explain why you think the Finch family believes that they are in open communication with God about their trivial problems.

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