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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Alcoholism for Beginners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trace substance does Augusten worry is on his baggage when he is in the airport in Chapter 3?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Ecstacy.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Hashish.

2. When does Augusten arrive in relation to the global brand meeting in Chapter 2?
(a) He arrives as the meeting begins.
(b) He is 15 minutes late.
(c) He misses the whole meeting.
(d) He is 15 minutes early.

3. What did Rae do after she left her doctor husband?
(a) She moved in with her parents.
(b) She went to night school.
(c) She became a social worker.
(d) She became a prostitute.

4. At the karaoke bar in Chapter 1, what television show's theme does Augusten sing?
(a) The Brady Bunch.
(b) Gilligan's Island.
(c) Cheers.
(d) The Jetsons.

5. Why does Augusten think the girl Jim is eying in Chapter 1 is not his type?
(a) She is half his age.
(b) She is wearing a Shakira tee.
(c) She is white.
(d) She is drinking coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Augusten get from the airport to the Proud Institute?

2. How does Jim describe Augusten's work in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jim say he used to reattach a head on a decapitated body?

4. What was different about Augusten's day-to-day childhood?

5. Who is the first patient that Kavi introduces Augusten to in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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