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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 11, Foster is staying with Augusten until when?
(a) He finds a new apartment.
(b) Christmas.
(c) He gets a job.
(d) He leaves for rehab.

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

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

6. What personal news does Hayden give Augusten in Chapter 9?
(a) He is going back to England.
(b) He has met someone.
(c) He is in love with him.
(d) He got a job at a Brooklyn music studio.

7. What does Augusten do after talking to Pighead's brother on the phone in Chapter 13?
(a) Try to kill himself.
(b) Go to a movie.
(c) Snort cocaine.
(d) Go to Foster's apartment.

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

9. Which of the following characters does Augusten not tell about Foster in Chapter 9?
(a) Pighead.
(b) Jim.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Hayden.

10. How does Augusten respond to his first physical contact with Foster in Chapter 7?
(a) He tries to make a joke out of it.
(b) He cries uncontrollably.
(c) He makes love to him.
(d) He leaves the apartment.

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

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

13. What is the role of the giant beer cap in the commercial?
(a) It falls from the sky.
(b) An actor tap dances in it.
(c) A naked woman sits in it.
(d) It is passed around like a beach ball.

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

15. What does Augusten order at the bar at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) A Diet Coke.
(b) A MIller Lite.
(c) A Dewar's on the rocks.
(d) A water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Augusten turn away from his door in Chapter 11?

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

3. In Chapter 11, what does Wendy encourage Augusten to do?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what disturbs Augusten most about Pighead's appearance?

5. What happens when Augusten confronts Foster at the end of Chapter 8?

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