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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Troy?
(a) Augusten's brother.
(b) Augusten's lover.
(c) Augusten's friend.
(d) Augusten's cousin.

2. What professions does Augusten associate with mental illness?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Writing.
(d) Athletics.

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

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

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

6. How much money does Augusten borrow from his mother before he leaves her house in Chapter 7?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

7. Who does Hope take to visit Augusten after Augusten admits to his homosexuality?
(a) His father.
(b) Joranne.
(c) Neil.
(d) Dr. Finch.

8. What type of poetry does Deirdre write?
(a) Confessional poetry.
(b) Sonnets.
(c) Love poems.
(d) Limericks.

9. How does Dr. Finch initially react to the giant hole in his kitchen ceiling?
(a) He is calm.
(b) He is entertained.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is enraged.

10. How does Deirdre react to Augusten's relationship with Neil Bookman?
(a) She is disgusted by it.
(b) She is outraged by it.
(c) She supports it.
(d) She is apathetic to it.

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

12. Why do the Burroughs begin to see Dr. Finch?
(a) For Augusten's school struggles.
(b) For Norman's alcoholism.
(c) For marital counseling.
(d) For Deirdre's psychotic episodes.

13. What bad habit does Augusten pick up, replacing his obsession with jewelry?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Spitting.
(c) Chewing tobacco.
(d) Drinking.

14. Who does Augusten have an unnatural admiration for?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.

15. What does Augusten admit to imitating?
(a) His mother's dress.
(b) His mother's stride.
(c) His mother's speech.
(d) His mother's laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what does Deirdre recite her poetry?

2. What verbally abusive name does Augusten call Neil Bookman after their sexual encounter?

3. What instrument does Dr. Finch play during the family parade?

4. On a scale of 1-10, how does Augusten rate his fight with Hope and Natalie?

5. Who takes Augusten to meet Joranne?

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