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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 one audience member do to Natalie and Augusten during their first performance?
(a) Heckle them.
(b) Spit on them.
(c) Punch them.
(d) Kick them.

2. From whom do Natalie and Augusten get more money to see a movie after their own cash has run out?
(a) From the priest.
(b) From the principal.
(c) From a homeless man.
(d) From Neil Bookman.

3. With what other character does Augusten draw comparisons with his love life?
(a) Hope.
(b) Dr. Finch.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Deirdre.

4. What is the first place that Natalie and Augusten fill out job applications?
(a) Burger King.
(b) Domino's Pizza.
(c) Taco Bell.
(d) McDonald's.

5. What medical affliction is brought on Hope due to stress?
(a) Rapid blinking.
(b) Heart palpatations.
(c) Itchy skin.
(d) Heavy breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augusten divulge that Brenda actually becomes in her adulthood?

2. When Augusten confronts Dorothy in the kitchen, what is she spreading on crackers?

3. What does Neil Bookman tell Augusten that he has gone to buy when he disappears in Chapter 22?

4. For what reasons does Deirdre's new girlfriend paint her toenails?

5. At the end of the chapter entitled "I would dye for you", whose hair does Augusten dye?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What disturbing behavior does Augusten witness from his mother during their stay in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

9. What messages does Hope claim to be receiving from the cat through her dreams?

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

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