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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close to taking a drink does Hayden get in Chapter 9?
(a) He nearly walked into a bar.
(b) He bought a pint of vodka.
(c) He ordered one at a bar.
(d) He bought a bottle of mouthwash.

2. What do Greer and Augusten need to approve at the beer commercial set in Chapter 10?
(a) Filters.
(b) Lighting.
(c) Extras.
(d) Wardrobe.

3. What absent person does Augusten say hello to at the very end of the novel?
(a) Hayden.
(b) Foster.
(c) Pighead.
(d) His father.

4. In Chapter 10, why does the Nazi prove a bad dinner conversationalist?
(a) He only talks business.
(b) He gets drunk quickly.
(c) He is too esoteric.
(d) He does not speak English.

5. What bad news does Hayden Call with in Chapter 2?
(a) His father is dying.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He has relapsed.
(d) He has been fired.

6. Where do Augusten and Greer shoot the beer commercial in Chapter 10?
(a) California.
(b) Berlin.
(c) New York.
(d) Milwaukee.

7. How does Augusten make his room safer for his sobriety in Chapter 10?
(a) He tells room-service to decline any orders from his room.
(b) He takes a sleeping pill at nine.
(c) He puts his sponsor an speed-dial in his room.
(d) He removes the bottles from the minibar.

8. What item in Chapter 8 does Augusten think Rick has placed in his office?
(a) A large vodka ad.
(b) A bottle of gin.
(c) A large bottle of Valium.
(d) A party supplies catalogue.

9. What news does Augusten get during a conference at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Foster has left rehab prematurely.
(b) His mother has died.
(c) Hayden is back in country.
(d) Pighead is in the hospital.

10. What ailment does Augusten's mother still suffer from?
(a) A stroke.
(b) An embolism.
(c) A peptic ulcer.
(d) A pinched nerve.

11. What role for Pighead does Augusten take over in Chapter 12?
(a) Dogsitter.
(b) Caregiver.
(c) Boyfriend.
(d) Executor of estate.

12. How much is Augusten charged for room incidentals in Chapter 10?
(a) 850 dollars.
(b) 1,600 dollars.
(c) 150 dollars.
(d) 300 dollars.

13. In Chapter 11, what does Wendy encourage Augusten to do?
(a) Return to rehab.
(b) Speak at AA.
(c) Return to group therapy.
(d) Kick Foster out of his apartment.

14. What does Augusten discover in his office in Chapter 9?
(a) A broken highball glass.
(b) Receipts for a liquor store.
(c) An empty beer can.
(d) Spilled booze.

15. What reminder of Kyle is in Foster's apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Piles of clothes.
(b) A stuffed animal.
(c) A crack pipe.
(d) Phone messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Augusten's counselors recommend he not start a relationship for how long?

2. What do Hayden and Augusten see their last night together?

3. What is Augusten's reaction to smoking crack in Chapter 13?

4. What is the role of the giant beer cap in the commercial?

5. Who does Augusten tell at the beginning of Chapter 8 that he has almost slept with Foster?

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