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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. When Augusten visits Pighead at the end of Chapter 11, which of his relatives is there?
2. Which of the following characters does Augusten not tell about Foster in Chapter 9?
3. What news does Foster tell Augusten while having dinner at his house?
4. Who shows Augusten how to smoke crack at the beginning of Chapter 14?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what term does Augusten use to describe Foster?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Augusten almost relapse at the end of Chapter 9?
2. What kind of peace do Pighead and Augusten reach in Chapter 8?
3. Describe the commercial shoot in Chapter 10.
4. What bad news does Augusten get at the end of Chapter 10?
5. Describe Augusten and Pighead's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7.
6. Why does the beer account prove more difficult than Augusten expected?
7. What do Wendy and Augusten discuss in Chapter 11?
8. What is Augusten's attitude toward his mother?
9. What does Augusten realize about Foster in Chapter 7?
10. Why is dinner with the Nazi in Chapter 10 nearly unbearable for Augusten?
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
Write an essay about the character of Foster and his role in the novel. Describe Foster, his life, and how he appears when he first enters Augusten's orbit. Is there ever a point at which Foster is in control of his addiction? How does he become as addicting to the protagonist as any chemical? What is Foster's contribution to Augusten's final collapse into relapse?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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