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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 pinched nerve.
(b) A stroke.
(c) An embolism.
(d) A peptic ulcer.

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

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

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

5. What offer does Augusten make to the ailing Pighead in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) To come over.
(b) To take care of Virgil.
(c) To bring his stuff to the hospital.
(d) To call his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine does Greer read as she and Augusten sit by the pool in Chapter 10?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what term does Augusten use to describe Foster?

4. How does Augusten respond to his first physical contact with Foster 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 sort of harassment is Augusten facing at work?

2. Describe Augusten and Pighead's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7.

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

4. How does Augusten's story end?

5. In Chapter 9, how do Augusten and Hayden part ways?

6. Why does Augusten almost relapse at the end of Chapter 9?

7. Describe the night that Augusten relapses.

8. What positive events happen to Augusten in Chapter 9?

9. What kind of peace do Pighead and Augusten reach in Chapter 8?

10. What does Augusten realize about Foster in Chapter 7?

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