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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. At the end of Augusten's night of drinking in Chapter 1, what time is it?

2. What concern about Wendy's credentials does Augusten have when he meets her in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, what drink does Augusten joke to Pighead is not really alcohol?

4. In Chapter 5, what news impelled the the woman speaking at AA to seek help with her alcoholism?

5. In his fantasy of what the Institute will look like, what clinical allowance does Augusten make in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What temptation does Augusten overcome in Chapter 6, and how?

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

3. Why does Augusten agree to go to rehab in Chapter 2?

4. How does Augusten meet Foster in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Hayden become concerned about Augusten in Chapter 6?

6. How does Augusten dispose of his one full bottle of Dewar's in Chapter 5?

7. How does Pighead deteriorate in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Augusten insist he cannot stay out late in Chapter 1, and how late does he stay out?

9. What post-Proud plan does Rae lay out for Augusten in Chapter 4?

10. What are the rules governing group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Augusten struggle with alcoholism is also a window into the advertising world. The scenes that take place in his place of business illustrate the challenges anyone faces in the industry. Write a three-part essay about advertising in Dry:

Part 1) How does Augusten's drinking prove a problem in his and Greer's attempt to woo the Faberge clients? What duties does he shirk because of his constant intoxication? What eventually happens with the potential Faberge account?

Part 2) Discuss the Wirksam Beer account. What do the clients want from Greer and Augusten, and how does this request prove particularly difficult to complete? Describe the eventual ad campaign. How does Burroughs characterize the quality of this concept and execution?

Part 3) When Augusten returns to his advertising firm, he discovers someone is leaving threatening and incriminating items in his office. Discuss the nature of this harassment and Augusten's theories regarding it. What does this do to Augusten's sense of control and safety? What does it reveal about the industry in which he works?

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

The first part of Dry is largely dedicated to Augusten's developing understanding of what sobriety really entails. Write an essay about Augusten's expectations of sobriety and the reality that eventually dawns on him. What initial notions does he have of what rehab will be? Does he expect never to drink again? Discuss the point at which Augusten begins to realize that he cannot control his alcohol consumption. How does his idea of sobriety change?

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