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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. Who shows Augusten how to smoke crack at the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. Why is Pighead in the hospital at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. What benchmark does Augusten reach in his sobriety in Chapter 7?

4. What do Greer and Augusten need to approve at the beer commercial set in Chapter 10?

5. Who leaves a message on Augusten's machine in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the commercial shoot in Chapter 10.

2. In what state is Augusten on the day of Pighead's wake in Chapter 13?

3. Describe Augusten and Pighead's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7.

4. In Chapter 9, how do Augusten and Hayden part ways?

5. What surprise does Pighead have for Augusten in Chapter 14?

6. What is Augusten's attitude toward his mother?

7. By Chapter 12, how has Augusten and Pighead's relationship changed?

8. What bad news does Augusten get at the end of Chapter 10?

9. What kind of peace do Pighead and Augusten reach in Chapter 8?

10. What is the fallout from Augusten's revelation about Foster at the end of Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first part of Dry takes place largely in the Proud Institute. Write an essay about the way Burroughs introduces and portrays the Proud Institute in the novel. What expectations does Augusten have of rehab before he gets there, and how does the Institute compare? How does the author portray the other patients? What is Augusten's initial and eventual attitude to everything?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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