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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what periodical did Augusten find the ad for the phone sex line where he met Pighead?
(a) New York Times.
(b) The New York Post.
(c) The Village Voice.
(d) Daily News.

2. At the end of Augusten's night of drinking in Chapter 1, what time is it?
(a) 6 am.
(b) 2 am.
(c) 8 am.
(d) 4 am.

3. At the end of Chapter 6, whom does Augusten suspect he has feelings for rather than Foster?
(a) Hayden.
(b) Jim.
(c) Rick.
(d) Pighead.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what example from her own life does Rae use of as a consequence of addiction?
(a) Her abusive relationship.
(b) Her homelessness.
(c) The death of her cat.
(d) The loss of her children.

5. In chapter 4, Augusten says he opened his phone sex line conversations by asking men their preferred brand of what?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Condom.
(d) Peanutbutter.

6. Along with Greer, Elenor, and Rick, who is present at Augusten's professional intervention in Chapter 2?
(a) A priest.
(b) A Faberge client.
(c) An HR rep.
(d) A psychiatrist.

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

8. What bit of personal information about Augusten makes Hayden nervous in Chapter 6?
(a) He is attracted to Foster.
(b) He had a full bottle of booze in his apartment.
(c) He is working on a beer account.
(d) His father was an alcoholic.

9. Why does Greer suggest she and Augusten take Friday off in Chapter 6?
(a) Wirksam Beer has not responded yet.
(b) Elenor has not decided about Augusten yet.
(c) A mutual friend is getting married.
(d) They are both exhausted.

10. What article of Pighead's clothing does Augusten mock the first time they meet?
(a) His pocket square.
(b) His pinkie ring.
(c) His scarf.
(d) His beret.

11. With whom did Augusten's mother leave him at age thirteen?
(a) His best friend's family.
(b) A social worker.
(c) Her psychiatrist.
(d) Her father.

12. In Chapter 4, when does Pighead fall in love with Augusten?
(a) When Augusten starts drinking heavily.
(b) When he is diagnosed HIV positive.
(c) When he moves away form New York.
(d) When he first meets him.

13. In his fantasy of what the Institute will look like, what clinical allowance does Augusten make in Chapter 3?
(a) Bleach smell.
(b) Tile floors.
(c) Rough sheets.
(d) White walls.

14. What consequence of addiction does Augusten talk about in Chapter 4?
(a) His dirty apartment.
(b) His imperiled job.
(c) His failing friendships.
(d) His relationship with his father.

15. Why does Augusten wake up late the morning of the global brand meeting?
(a) He does not own an alarm clock.
(b) He sleeps through his alarm.
(c) He forgets to set his alarm.
(d) He goes to sleep in another apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue is Foster having with his boyfriend when he appears at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What feature on a man attracts Augusten, according to what he tells Foster in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 2, why does Greer order Augusten to order an alcoholic drink at lunch?

4. What is Pighead's response to Augusten's news of rehab?

5. Where is Pighead calling from at the end of Chapter 6?

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