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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 10, Greer and Augusten talk about how they hate what?
(a) Being away from home.
(b) Babysitting clients.
(c) Flying coach.
(d) Shooting commercials.

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

3. In Chapter 13, Greer calls Augusten with news they have to do what?
(a) Recast a print ad.
(b) Re-edit a commercial.
(c) Run interference on the Wirksam clients.
(d) Pitch a new client.

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

5. In Chapter 7, who does Augusten begin to suspect is putting alcohol related items in his office?
(a) Greer.
(b) Elenor.
(c) Rick.
(d) Himself.

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

7. Which of the following is not a positive event that happens midway through Chapter 9?
(a) Pighead's condition improves.
(b) Hayden gets a worker's visa.
(c) The beer clients accept a campaign.
(d) Foster joins Narcotics Anonymous.

8. What symptom has returned to Pighead in Chapter 11?
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Internal bleeding.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Hiccups.

9. In Chapter 9, Hayden tells Augusten that Foster is becoming a what?
(a) Distraction.
(b) Addict.
(c) Drug.
(d) Support.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what term does Augusten use to describe Foster?
(a) Fleeting.
(b) Childish.
(c) Addictive.
(d) Unpleasant.

11. In Chapter 8, why does Augusten not want to tell his psychiatrist about Foster?
(a) He does not like his psychiatrist.
(b) He might be kicked out of group.
(c) He might get Foster in trouble.
(d) He might be sent back to rehab.

12. Who leaves a message on Augusten's machine in Chapter 14?
(a) Pighead.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A jeweler.
(d) Greer.

13. What about the Nazi reminds Augusten of Foster in Chapter 10?
(a) His hair.
(b) His arms.
(c) His tee shirt.
(d) His accent.

14. What happens when Augusten confronts Foster at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Augusten cannot do it.
(b) They sleep together.
(c) They both get drunk.
(d) Foster punches him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Augusten charged for room incidentals in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Pighead say he wishes he could change in his life?

3. In Chapter 12, why are the doctors no longer trying to determine what is specifically afflicting Pighead?

4. How close to taking a drink does Hayden get in Chapter 9?

5. What news does Augusten get during a conference at the end of Chapter 10?

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