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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 Troy live?

2. At what ages does Dr. Finch believe people should begin to make their own decisions about life?

3. Who is Jeff?

4. What is Augusten's reaction to meeting Joranne?

5. How long does Augusten confess that he has felt gay for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Augusten's family members react to his admission of his relationship with Neil Bookman?

2. What is Augusten expecting of the Finch's home, and what does he find?

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

4. What is "Bible-dipping'?

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

6. What conversation does Natalie and Augusten get into about his possible career goals?

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

8. Who is Joranne, and what is her condition when Augusten meets her?

9. Why is there a giant hole in the Finch's kitchen ceiling?

10. How does Augusten get out of school after he is discouraged by another classmate?

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

The cleanliness of the Finch household and its inhabitants was often called into question by Augusten.

Part 1.) Give three examples of the dilapidation of the house and the uncleanliness inside.

Part 2.) Explain why you think the Finch family should, or should not have been expected to do better, given Dr. Finch's profession.

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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