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Augusten Burroughs
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Running with Scissors Test | Final Test - Medium

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. What drug do Natalie and Augusten do before they set out looking for jobs?
(a) Cocain.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Heroin.

2. Who is Dr. Finch worried will seize his home?
(a) The IRS.
(b) Aliens.
(c) A hostile ex-patient.
(d) His children.

3. What new skill do Augusten and Natalie practice and hone in Chapter 15?
(a) Singing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Painting.

4. To what ocean do Augusten and Natalie travel to whale watch?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Artic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Neil Bookman confront Hope Finch about?

2. How does Augusten compare as a student to Natalie?

3. Where does Augusten meet the boy that he is immediately smitten with?

4. What does the Finch family hope to find when they visit the Christmas tree?

5. Into whose bedroom does Natalie move the Finch family Christmas tree?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Natalie inform Augusten of while they are whale watching, and how does she prove her point?

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

4. What does Augusten do after he realizes that Neil Bookman has disappeared?

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

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

7. What conversation between Agnes and Natalie erupts into a huge fight as the family is watching television?

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

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

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

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