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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news does Foster tell Augusten while having dinner at his house?
(a) He is going to rehab.
(b) He has been sober 30 days.
(c) He is back with Lyle.
(d) He is moving out of New York.

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, what does Hayden say nearly triggered a relapse for him?
(a) Hearing that Foster is smoking crack.
(b) Running into an ex.
(c) Not getting the music editing job.
(d) Knowing that Augusten is sleeping with Foster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Chapter 7, why does Augusten arrive late to group?

2. Whom does Augusten think of in Chapter 7, as he watches Foster on the phone?

3. In Chapter 8, why does Augusten not want to tell his psychiatrist about Foster?

4. What benchmark does Augusten reach in his sobriety in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad news does Augusten get at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What sort of harassment is Augusten facing at work?

3. In what state is Augusten on the day of Pighead's wake in Chapter 13?

4. How does Augusten's story end?

5. What is Augusten's attitude toward his mother?

6. By Chapter 12, how has Augusten and Pighead's relationship changed?

7. Describe the commercial shoot in Chapter 10.

8. What news does Hayden give Augusten in Chapter 12?

9. Describe the night that Augusten relapses.

10. Why does the beer account prove more difficult than Augusten expected?

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