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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specific request do the Wiksam make regarding their ad campaign in Chapter 8?
(a) American imagery.
(b) Sexy women.
(c) German heritage.
(d) Beer steins.

2. What ailment does Augusten's mother still suffer from?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A pinched nerve.
(c) A peptic ulcer.
(d) An embolism.

3. What magazine does Greer read as she and Augusten sit by the pool in Chapter 10?
(a) GQ.
(b) The New Republic.
(c) Town and Country.
(d) People.

4. What absent person does Augusten say hello to at the very end of the novel?
(a) Hayden.
(b) Pighead.
(c) His father.
(d) Foster.

5. Who informs Augusten of Pighead's death in Chapter 13?
(a) Jim.
(b) Pighead's mother.
(c) Jerry.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symptom has returned to Pighead in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Augusten admit he understands to Wendy?

3. Near the end of Chapter 7, why does Augusten arrive late to group?

4. Which of the following characters does Augusten not tell about Foster in Chapter 9?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what term does Augusten use to describe Foster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Augusten's story end?

2. What sort of harassment is Augusten facing at work?

3. What surprise does Pighead have for Augusten in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 9, how do Augusten and Hayden part ways?

5. Describe Augusten and Pighead's interaction at the beginning of Chapter 7.

6. Describe the commercial shoot in Chapter 10.

7. What do Wendy and Augusten discuss in Chapter 11?

8. What miscommunication happens with the minibar in Chapter 10?

9. How does Pighead look when Augusten sees him in Chapter 11?

10. What news does Hayden give Augusten in Chapter 12?

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