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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Deirdre dream of one day being published?

2. How much money does Augusten borrow from his mother before he leaves her house in Chapter 7?

3. To whom does Augusten admit his homosexuality?

4. After their first date, does Augusten go to Neil's home to view?

5. What does Fern Stewart's husband do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Augusten walk in on when he visits his mother while he is skipping school?

2. What does Augusten become obsessed with, relating to his future employment aspirations?

3. What happens in the scene in which Augusten's mother is dressing for the poetry reading?

4. Why does Augusten view Troy's autism as a positive element in his life?

5. What is Augusten's reaction to meeting Kate Finch?

6. How does Agnes respond to Dr. Finch's mistresses?

7. What is Augusten uncomfortable at school, and what does he do about it?

8. What is Augusten looking forward to doing after his mother leaves for the poetry reading?

9. What happens when Augusten goes to visit Neil Bookman, under the pretense of looking at his paintings?

10. After Neil Bookman comes to visit Augusten for a sexual experience involving hair gel, how does Augusten react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Unrequited love becomes a large theme throughout the novel.

Part 1.) Create a list of examples of unrequited love throughout the memoir.

Part 2.) Compare / contrast the unrequited love between Deirdre and Dr. Finch with the unrequited love between Neil Bookman and Augusten.

Part 3.) Explain the effect that unrequited love had on Augusten after the incident with the convenience store clerk in Amherst.

Essay Topic 2

There are many times throughout his life that Augusten feels very alone and sought out someone to confess his emotions to.

Part 1.) Create a list of three examples in which Augusten felt alone and depressed.

Part 2.) Explain who Augusten typically chose to confess his feelings of loneliness to.

Part 3.) Explain the way that emotions and confessions shaped the relationship that Augusten had with at least one other character in the memoir.

Essay Topic 3

The family that Augusten based the Finches on were outraged at the release of this memoir and sued Augusten for defamation and libel.

Part 1.) Explain a moment in the memoir that you found unbelievable.

Part 2.) Should memoir writers be forced to prove the accuracy of their stories?

Part 3.) Do you believe that memoir writers should get the permission of the people that they are writing about before the memoir is released?

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