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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. From where does Augusten steal the window for the kitchen skylight?

2. What is the name of the town in which the Burroughs family lives?

3. What does Augusten play with while his mother is in therapy?

4. Whose idea is it for Augusten to fake a suicide?

5. What is Augusten's mother always immersed in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Natalie moved back home with her parents?

3. What happens when Troy attempts to teach Augusten about the sound system used by KISS?

4. How does the reunification between Augusten and his mother go?

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

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

7. How does the Finch family celebrate "World Father's Day"?

8. Why does Dr. Finch believe that he is in communication with God?

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

10. What is "Bible-dipping'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Augusten's biological brother, Troy, makes only one appearance throughout the memoir.

Part 1.) Describe Augusten's encounter with Troy in New York and the realization that Augusten had about his family after it.

Part 2.) Compare and contrast Augusten's relationship with his biological brother Troy to his relationship with his adopted sister Natalie. Which relationship seemed to have a larger effect on Augusten's view of the world? Use examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

At the conclusion of the memoir, many readers will side with Augusten in his belief that the Finch household was a terrible place to grow up, but they were the only stability that he had as a child. Give three examples of times when the Finches proved that they had Augusten's best interests at heart, and explain why the Finches may have been portrayed in a bad light throughout the memoir.

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