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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: The Joy of Sex (Preteen Edition).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Augusten's mother's name?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Donna.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Deidre.

2. Who takes Augusten to meet Joranne?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Hope.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Dr. Finch.

3. What is Augusten watching his mother do in the opening of the novel?
(a) Shop.
(b) Cook.
(c) Dress.
(d) Exercise.

4. What does Augusten believe that the city he hopes to move to represents?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Glamour.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Fashion.

5. What instrument does Dr. Finch play during the family parade?
(a) Jug.
(b) Spoons.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Kazoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dr. Finch find sleeping in the small room connected to his office?

2. What part of Joanne's body is red and cracked?

3. How is Augusten's father described?

4. Who does Augusten have an unnatural admiration for?

5. Who does Augusten think that Dr. Finch resembles?

(see the answer key)

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