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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. How long does Augusten confess that he has felt gay for?
(a) Since he was a small boy.
(b) Since puberty.
(c) Since moving in with the Finch family.
(d) His entire life.

2. What does Augusten want to take from the dump?
(a) A chrome table.
(b) An aluminum folding chair.
(c) A metal hubcap.
(d) A silver serving tray.

3. What is Augusten's reaction to the meeting with Neil Bookman?
(a) He is saddened.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is euphoric.

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

5. Who is the only family member that is supportive of Dr. Finch's new communication?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Hope.
(c) Augusten.
(d) Natalie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many mistresses does Dr. Finch openly see?

3. What does Fern Stewart's husband do for a living?

4. What does Agnes begin to do compulsively as a means of coping with her husband's antics?

5. How is Augusten's father described?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hope bring Augusten to meet Neil?

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

3. What is "Bible-dipping'?

4. Why does Dr. Finch believe that he is in communication with God?

5. What does Augusten walk in on when he visits his mother while he is skipping school?

6. How does Agnes respond to Dr. Finch's mistresses?

7. How does the reunification between Augusten and his mother go?

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

9. How does Dr. Finch treat Augusten and his sexuality?

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

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