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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of professor is Norman Burroughs?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) French.
(c) Biology.
(d) Literature.

3. How old is Neil at the time of his sexual encounter with Augusten?
(a) 23.
(b) 33.
(c) 43.
(d) 13.

4. What is Augusten's mother always immersed in?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her work.
(c) Her housework.
(d) Her marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Finch say that he hopes to remove from sexuality?

2. What does Kate give Augusten to study from?

3. What is Augusten watching his mother do in the opening of the novel?

4. What career path does Natalie encourage Augusten to pursue?

5. How old was Natalie's boyfriend, Terrence Maxwell, when she moved in with him at the age of 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hope bring Augusten to meet Neil?

2. What is "Bible-dipping'?

3. Why does Augusten view Troy's autism as a positive element in his life?

4. What happens in the event leading up to the Burroughs starting marital counseling?

5. What happens when Augusten goes to visit Neil Bookman, under the pretense of looking at his paintings?

6. Who is Joranne, and what is her condition when Augusten meets her?

7. What is Augusten expecting of the Finch's home, and what does he find?

8. What does Augusten do while he is skipping school, and what is Dr. Finch's reaction?

9. How does Hope respond to Augusten's desire to move to New York City?

10. What conversation does Natalie and Augusten get into about his possible career goals?

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