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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 Natalie lose at the hotel, and suspect that the maid has stolen?
(a) Her hair extensions.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Her driver's license.
(d) Her earrings.

2. What does Neil Bookman confront Hope Finch about?
(a) The way that she treats Augusten.
(b) Her mental instability.
(c) Her lack of a love life.
(d) Her relationship with her father.

3. What does Augusten vow to become when he grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A father.
(c) A writer.
(d) A hair stylist.

4. Which character dies from heart failure?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Hope.
(c) Deirdre.
(d) Agnes.

5. What does Natalie say that she would like to study at Smith College?
(a) Psychology and music.
(b) Music and writing.
(c) Music and dance.
(d) Writing and dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brenda claim that she wants to be when she grows up?

2. With whom does Augusten move in and begin attending college with?

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

4. What is Augusten's reaction to Neil Bookman's disappearance?

5. In what season does Augusten note that Deirdre typically has a psychotic break?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens when Natalie loses her earrings in the hotel?

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

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

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