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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. Which character suffers from Alzheimer's and is admitted into a home?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Hope.

2. What does the note that Augusten gives to the convenience store worker profess a desire for?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Sex.

3. What emotion does Augusten feel after he sees the boy reading his note?
(a) Hope.
(b) Anger.
(c) Arousal.
(d) Embarrasment.

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

5. What interesting thing does Augusten catch his mother eating?
(a) Candle wax.
(b) Match tips.
(c) Potpourri
(d) Used Kleenex.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what instrument does Deirdre scrawl the number 5 around her hospital room?

2. What message does Freud supposedly give to the dreamer?

3. How does Augusten travel to visit his mother in Amherst?

4. What does Natalie steal from her mother's wallet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Augusten becomes smitten with the boy from the convenience store?

2. How does Augusten react to Hope's sudden onset of mental instability?

3. What does Deirdre confess to Augusten that drives a wedge between him and Natalie?

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

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

6. What does Augusten witness on the last night before Deirdre is taken away by the police?

7. What does Augusten explain has happened to Dr. Finch and Deirdre in the epilogue?

8. Why do Hope Finch and Neil Bookman get into a huge fight about Neil's relationship with Augusten?

9. What are the consequences of Deirdre taking Cesar home with her from the mental hospital?

10. Why do the Finch family still have a Christmas tree in May?

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