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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Pure Projection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does the Finch family celebrate with a parade?
(a) Independance Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Mother's Day.
(d) Father's Day.

2. What does Augusten play with while his mother is in therapy?
(a) An electroshock machine.
(b) Velcro restraints.
(c) A padded wall.
(d) A lobotomy machine.

3. What career does Augusten aspire to at the age of 12?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) An athlete.
(d) An actor.

4. What is Deirdre's reaction to Augusten when she comes to pick him up?
(a) She is overcome with happiness.
(b) She is apathetic to him.
(c) She is overwhelmed with guilt.
(d) She is terrified of him.

5. Into what does Deirdre recite her poetry?
(a) A hairbrush.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A television remote control.
(d) An unplugged microphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Augusten observe being intimate with his mother in the kitchen?

2. What is Augusten's reaction to seeing his mother being intimate with someone in the kitchen?

3. When Augusten first meets her, what is Joranne weeping about?

4. Who is Joranne?

5. What does Augusten want to take from the dump?

(see the answer key)

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