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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Augusten meet the boy that he is immediately smitten with?
(a) At the ice cream parlor.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a convenience store.
(d) At the movie theater.

2. During the fight with Neil Bookman, what word does Augusten use to describe Hope?
(a) Childish.
(b) Normal.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Crazy.

3. Who do Natalie and Augusten rope into performing with them?
(a) Dr. Finch's coworkers.
(b) Dr. Finch.
(c) Dr. Finch's neighbors.
(d) Dr. Finch's patients.

4. Where does Natalie get her first job?
(a) Burger King.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Taco Bell.
(d) Domino's Pizza.

5. What happens to Dr. Finch after the close of the memoir?
(a) He suffers from Alzheimer's.
(b) He wins a prestigious medical award.
(c) His wife, Agnes, finally leaves him.
(d) He loses his medical license.

6. What color does the dyed hair come out as?
(a) Green.
(b) Orange.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Blue.

7. Which character dies from heart failure?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Deirdre.
(d) Hope.

8. What does Neil Bookman tell Augusten that he has gone to buy when he disappears in Chapter 22?
(a) Film.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Food.
(d) Flowers.

9. Who comes to help alleviate the situation when Deirdre is having a mental breakdown?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Hope.
(d) Natalie.

10. Who believes that Freud, the family cat, is speaking through dreams?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Hope.
(c) Augusten.
(d) Natalie.

11. How does Augusten travel to visit his mother in Amherst?
(a) On foot.
(b) On his bicycle.
(c) By train.
(d) By bus.

12. What does Neil Bookman confront Hope Finch about?
(a) Her relationship with her father.
(b) The way that she treats Augusten.
(c) Her lack of a love life.
(d) Her mental instability.

13. How long is Freud imprisoned?
(a) One day.
(b) One year.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

14. What does Brenda claim that she wants to be when she grows up?
(a) A masseuse.
(b) A dancer.
(c) An artist.
(d) A writer.

15. Why does Deirdre decide to search for a new girlfriend?
(a) Because Deirdre has simply grown tired of her relationship with Fern.
(b) Because Deirdre is not sexually satisfied.
(c) Because Fern has decided to leave Deirdre.
(d) Because Fern will not leave her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what is Freud trapped by the dreamer?

2. Where does Deirdre's new girlfriend get most of her money?

3. To what ocean do Augusten and Natalie travel to whale watch?

4. What does one audience member do to Natalie and Augusten during their first performance?

5. With whom does Augusten move in and begin attending college with?

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