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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Augusten realize about his attraction to Foster?
(a) It is the most intense he has ever experienced.
(b) It is waning by the day.
(c) It is based entirely on mutual loneliness.
(d) It is similar to the way he felt about his first boyfriend.

2. What is Augusten's reaction to smoking crack in Chapter 13?
(a) He thinks it is not as good as snorting cocaine.
(b) He thinks it evens him out after drinking.
(c) He thinks it is the best feeling ever.
(d) He thinks it is making him more depressed.

3. Who is Keith?
(a) JIm's new drinking buddy.
(b) A man Augusten meets in a bar.
(c) The man from HR who fires Augusten.
(d) Pighead's brother.

4. Who shows Augusten how to smoke crack at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Foster.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Jim.
(d) Serena.

5. What magazine does Greer read as she and Augusten sit by the pool in Chapter 10?
(a) People.
(b) The New Republic.
(c) GQ.
(d) Town and Country.

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

7. Why does an actress pass out on the commercial set?
(a) She is high.
(b) She has an eating disorder.
(c) She is underslept.
(d) She overheats in her costume.

8. What does Foster ostensibly invite Augusten over to his apartment for in Chapter 7?
(a) Iced coffee.
(b) To borrow a book.
(c) Football.
(d) Sandwiches.

9. Whom does Augusten think of in Chapter 7, as he watches Foster on the phone?
(a) His father.
(b) Jim.
(c) Hayden.
(d) Neil Bookman.

10. In Chapter 12, why are the doctors no longer trying to determine what is specifically afflicting Pighead?
(a) He is refusing tests.
(b) His body has begun shutting down.
(c) They are out of tests.
(d) His insurance has stopped paying.

11. What benchmark does Augusten reach in his sobriety in Chapter 7?
(a) 90 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 6 months.

12. 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.

13. What happens in Chapter 14 that makes Augusten decide to return to rehab?
(a) He gets alcohol poisoning.
(b) He sleeps with a prostitute.
(c) He gets mugged while drunk.
(d) He forgets where he lives.

14. What is suspicious about Rick's comment about a campaign idea in Chapter 8?
(a) Rick has been removed from the account.
(b) The idea was approved by everyone else.
(c) Augusten never told him about the idea.
(d) The idea has already been rejected.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What absent person does Augusten say hello to at the very end of the novel?

2. In Chapter 7, who does Augusten begin to suspect is putting alcohol related items in his office?

3. What items of clothing is Augusten embarrassed to buy in Chapter 8?

4. What did Hayden do instead of drinking in Chapter 9?

5. In chapter 7, What news does Foster have in Group?

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