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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augusten drink in Cedar Tavern in Chapter 1?

2. What line of work is Augusten in in New York?

3. How does Augusten get from the airport to the Proud Institute?

4. What medical condition does Pighead have?

5. Which animals does Augusten watch having sex on the Discovery Channel near the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augusten begin to realize that he drinks more than other people in Chapter 3?

2. Why does Augusten break down crying in Chapter 4?

3. How does Augusten become acclimated to Proud Institute in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Augusten like the Cedar Tavern?

5. How does Augusten meet Foster in Chapter 5?

6. Describe Pighead's relationship with Augusten.

7. What terrible details of his profession does Jim tell Augusten in Chapter 1?

8. How does Pighead deteriorate in Chapter 6?

9. How do the Faberge clients regard Augusten in Chapter 2?

10. How does Augusten attempt to mask his drinking at the beginning of Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the mystery in Dry surrounding the anonymous terrorizing Augusten faces at work. Discuss each of the little acts of alcohol-related vandalism perpetrated against the protagonist, and the difficulties each causes for him. Why does Augusten initially suspect himself of these acts? Who eventually emerges as the perpetrator? What is the eventual fallout?

Essay Topic 2

One of the reasons that Augusten Burroughs accepts that he is an alcoholic is that he realizes how much work he puts into drinking. Write an essay about the habits of alcoholism in Dry. Discuss what Augusten does to maintain his alcohol consumption. How does he overcome an allergy? Why does his drinking make him unwilling to bring people to his apartment? Discuss his morning-after routine to mask his drinking.

Essay Topic 3

Dry presents a series of portraits of addiction, not only that of the protagonist. In a three-part essay, discuss three other characters whose addictions are dealt with in detail in the narrative. What is the nature of each character's addiction? How does the abuse destroy his life in some regard? What kind of success does this person find in rehab and therapy?

Part 1) Brian (Dr. Valium)

Part 2) Hayden

Part 3) Foster

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