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Augusten Burroughs
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Augusten Burroughs
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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. Who is the most skeptical of Hope's mental instability?
(a) Augusten.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Dr. Finch.

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

3. Who passes Augusten a note that reads "You are nothing but a sex object"?
(a) Neil Bookman.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Dr. Finch.

4. For what reasons does Deirdre's new girlfriend paint her toenails?
(a) She paints them to reflect her finances.
(b) She paints them to reflect her level of sexual satisfaction.
(c) She paints them to reflect her mood.
(d) She paints them to reflect the weather.

5. Who does Augusten wake to hear Cesar Mendoza having sex with?
(a) Deirdre.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Neil Bookman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character suffers a stroke, but continues working?

2. Who believes that Freud, the family cat, is speaking through dreams?

3. How long of a notice does Augusten give Natalie before he moves out of his apartment?

4. Whose idea is it for Augusten to go searching for a part-time job?

5. Who does Augusten call while trying to locate Neil Bookman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Deirdre meets Winnie Pye?

2. What happens to the rest of the Finch family in the epilogue?

3. What happens when Augusten and Natalie go into the city to search for part-time jobs?

4. After Neil Bookman has been gone for over a year, what realization does Augusten come to about their relationship?

5. What happens when Brenda comes to visit the Finch family?

6. What does Augusten realize about the places that he has lived in relationship to his hopes and dreams for the future?

7. What happens when Augusten sets out to dye Neil Bookman's hair?

8. How do the Finch family respond to having their furniture outside?

9. How do Natalie and Augusten get on at college?

10. Halfway through the memoir, the demeanor of the Finch family home begins to change. In what ways is stress affecting the family?

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