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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Hayden say nearly triggered a relapse for him?

2. Augusten's counselors recommend he not start a relationship for how long?

3. Who leaves a message on Augusten's machine in Chapter 14?

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

5. In Chapter 10, why does the Nazi prove a bad dinner conversationalist?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Augusten's story end?

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

4. What is the fallout from Augusten's revelation about Foster at the end of Chapter 8?

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

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

7. Why is Augusten's relationship with Foster a problem from the beginning?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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