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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is interesting about the clothing that Augusten's roommate in the mental ward wears?
(a) He dresses for the wrong weather seasons.
(b) He dresses as a young boy.
(c) He dresses as a woman.
(d) He doesn't wear clothes.

2. To whom does Augusten admit his homosexuality?
(a) Hope.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Dr. Finch.
(d) Agnes.

3. With whom do Deirdre's fights typically become physical?
(a) Norman.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Augusten.
(d) Dr. Finch.

4. From where does Augusten steal the window for the kitchen skylight?
(a) From his bedroom.
(b) From the pantry.
(c) From the neighbor's house.
(d) From Neil Bookman's garage.

5. Why does Hope "Bible-dip"?
(a) To answer her questions.
(b) To clean the pages of the Bible.
(c) To deepen her spirituality.
(d) To broaden her vocabulary.

6. On a scale of 1-10, how does Augusten rate his fight with Hope and Natalie?
(a) 7.5
(b) 4.5
(c) 3.0
(d) 6.0

7. How old was Natalie's boyfriend, Terrence Maxwell, when she moved in with him at the age of 13?
(a) 51.
(b) 41.
(c) 21.
(d) 31.

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

9. Who is Joranne?
(a) One of Dr. Finch's lovers.
(b) One of Dr. Finch's children.
(c) One of Dr. Finch's neighbors.
(d) One of Dr. Finch's patients.

10. Which of these events do NOT occur when Augusten is skipping school?
(a) Augusten plays chess.
(b) Augusten writes in his journal.
(c) Augusten goes shopping.
(d) Augusten goes to see movies.

11. At the beginning of the book, what is Augusten's mother getting dressed to attend?
(a) A singer-songwriter concert.
(b) An art gallery opening.
(c) A poetry reading.
(d) A socialite dinner.

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

13. What is Dr. Finch's reaction to the sleeping person in the room connected to his office?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is furious.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is apathetic.

14. Who is Dr. Finch's secretary?
(a) Fern Stewart.
(b) Natalie Finch.
(c) Hope Finch.
(d) Agnes Finch.

15. Who does Dr. Finch find sleeping in the small room connected to his office?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Hope.
(c) Augusten.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Augusten want to commit suicide?

2. Through what does Dr. Finch believe that he is communicating with God?

3. What bad habit does Augusten pick up, replacing his obsession with jewelry?

4. What type of poetry does Deirdre write?

5. Where, in the small room connected to Dr. Finch's office, is that sleeping person lying?

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