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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 type of print on Rae's dress does Augusten fixate on in Chapter 4?
2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what does Augusten spray in his mouth to kill the taste of alcohol?
3. What does Augusten use to freshen his newly cleaned apartment in Chapter 5?
4. Which of the following characters is not in group with Augusten in Chapter 3?
5. In Chapter 6, what does Wendy suggest Augusten do when he is tempted to meet someone at a bar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Augusten like the Cedar Tavern?
2. How do Augusten and Pighead first meet?
3. Why does Augusten agree to go to rehab in Chapter 2?
4. What is Nan's story?
5. How does Augusten begin to realize that he drinks more than other people in Chapter 3?
6. Why does Augusten take a cab to rehab in Chapter 3?
7. What does Augusten find when he returns to his apartment at the beginning of Chapter 5?
8. Why does Hayden become concerned about Augusten in Chapter 6?
9. How does Augusten attempt to mask his drinking at the beginning of Chapter 2?
10. How do Hayden and Augusten find each other again in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Dry, Augusten Burroughs presents the character of Hayden as a mirror to himself. Write an essay about the concurrent trajectory of Hayden's sobriety. What essential characteristics do Hayden and Augusten have in common? What is similar about both of their first days at Proud Institute? How do they support each other in their first months of sobriety, and how do their relapses mirror each other?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the topic of alienation from self in Dry. How has alcoholism rendered Augusten Burroughs unable to process his own emotional sphere? What steps does he take toward translating his feelings into self-awareness after rehab? Discuss how events involving work, Pighead, and Foster confound him, in part, because of his lack of self-awareness.
Essay Topic 3
Augusten Burroughs' perception of self changes several times over the course of his memoir Dry. This is a reflection of the major life changes he goes through. Write an essay about the three changes in self-perception Augusten has over the course of the novel:
Part 1) How does Augusten see himself in the days leading up to his intervention? Discuss why he believes he is fooling people about the extent of his drinking. How does he slowly come to terms with the fact that he is not a charming lush? What does he realize about his habits?
Part 2) What changes in Augusten's life make sobriety one of several concerns in his life rather than the central concern? Discuss the events that make him suddenly not care if he remains sober and healthy? How does he change his habits as a result of this?
Part 3) What change occurs in Augusten's self-regard that suddenly makes him want to become sober again? How is self-preservation play a major role in this shift? What is Augusten's sense of self at the end of the novel?
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