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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 do Natalie and Augusten secure their first live performance?

2. Into whose bedroom does Natalie move the Finch family Christmas tree?

3. Under what is Freud trapped by the dreamer?

4. Where does Deirdre meet Cesar Mendoza?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Augusten realize about the places that he has lived in relationship to his hopes and dreams for the future?

9. What happens when Natalie and Augusten go to visit Father Kimmel in town?

10. What happens after Augusten becomes smitten with the boy from the convenience store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Both Natalie and Augusten enter sexually abusive relationships with much older partners. Compare and contrast the two relationships and explain what each character learned about themselves after escaping the abuse.

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