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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. What does one audience member do to Natalie and Augusten during their first performance?

2. Who does Augusten call while trying to locate Neil Bookman?

3. To what ocean do Augusten and Natalie travel to whale watch?

4. What color does the dyed hair come out as?

5. Why does Deirdre decide to search for a new girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What significant event happens during Natalie and Augusten's first live performance at the mental health hospital?

3. What does Augusten explain has happened to Dr. Finch and Deirdre in the epilogue?

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

5. How do Natalie and Augusten get on at college?

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

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

8. What happens when Augusten sets out to dye Neil Bookman's hair?

9. What happens to the rest of the Finch family in the epilogue?

10. What happens when Brenda comes to visit the Finch family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The medical practices of Dr. Finch are called into question numerous times throughout the course of the memoir.

Part 1.) Give three examples of times when Dr. Finch's medical practices were questionable.

Part 2.) Explain what you believe to be Dr. Finch's mentality behind those medical practices.

Part 3.) Weigh in on whether or not you believe Dr. Finch's medical practices were ethical, and explain why.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Augusten grew up with three central mother figures in his life: Agnes, Hope, and Deirdre. First, compare the mothering techniques of the three women, and then weigh in on which woman had the biggest influence on Augusten's life. Use examples from the text to support your claims.

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