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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 medical condition does Pighead have?

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

3. During his intake in Chapter 3, why does Augusten lie about the reason he left the airport?

4. When does Augusten arrive at the museum in relation to the time of the meeting in Chapter 2?

5. At the end of Chapter 6, whom does Augusten suspect he has feelings for rather than Foster?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the global brand meeting in Chapter 2?

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

3. How is Greer changing for Augusten in Chapter 6?

4. What is Rae's story?

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

6. How does Augusten meet Foster in Chapter 5?

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

8. What confuses Augusten about his attraction to Foster?

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

10. Describe Hayden's first day at Proud Institute.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay charting the progression of Augusten's relapse in Dry. What components of his life after Proud Institute make the possibility of relapse more likely? How does Augusten toy with the idea of taking a drink several times before actually doing it? What is the final straw? Discuss how Augusten's eventual relapse creates a far more volatile habit of consumption and accelerates his journey to bottom.

Essay Topic 2

After leaving the Proud Institute, Augusten discovers that the road to lifelong sobriety involves lifelong participation. He expects that the hard work is finished after his first thirty days, but the counselor presents a detailed portrait of the therapy that awaits him. Write an essay about the continued work he must do, and how he fairs with it.

Part 1) Augusten's counselor tells him that he should attend a group therapy twice weekly in addition to two weekly one-on-ones with a therapist. What rules are associated with these sessions? How do these rules complicate Augusten's life? What guidance does Wendy give him, and does he follow it?

Part 2) How often does Augusten think a person is supposed to go to AA after leaving rehab, and how often is recommended to him by his counselor in Proud? In what ways does AA turn out to be different from the image he had of it when he was drinking? Why does he stop attending meetings?

Part 3) Discuss why a recovering addict is encouraged not to make any major life changes for one year after becoming sober. What does this include? How do Augusten's failures provide an illustration as to why this is the case? What changes does he make, and how do they catalyze his relapse?

Essay Topic 3

For Augusten Burroughs, the willingness to accept the love of another person, and to give love in return, is an ambiguous choice. Indeed, there are only two individuals that Augusten lets into his heart, as it were. Write about each of these individuals. Why is it initially impossible to form a real healthy relationship? How does sexuality prove intensely destructive to both men and Augusten? Why does Augusten part ways with each?

Part 1) Pighead

Part 2) Foster

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