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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. At the end of Chapter 6, whom does Augusten suspect he has feelings for rather than Foster?

2. With what statement does everyone have to answer his/her affirmation?

3. With whom did Augusten's mother leave him at age thirteen?

4. What was different about Augusten's day-to-day childhood?

5. What type of vermin is all over Augusten's apartment at the beginning of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hayden's first day at Proud Institute.

2. Why does Augusten break down crying in Chapter 4?

3. What happens at the global brand meeting in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Jim and how does he know Augusten?

5. Why does Augusten agree to go to rehab in Chapter 2?

6. Describe Augusten's first interaction with Pighead.

7. What terrible details of his profession does Jim tell Augusten in Chapter 1?

8. What post-Proud plan does Rae lay out for Augusten in Chapter 4?

9. What does Augusten find when he returns to his apartment at the beginning of Chapter 5?

10. What is Rae's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Augusten Burroughs is clearly an advertising prodigy. Write an essay in which you discuss how Augusten made his way in New York's advertising world. How old was he when he was hired, and what kind of early success did he have? Discuss how this image of a young prodigy was instrumental in his developing an unchecked addiction? How was someone like Greer an enabler in this respect?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay charting the progression of Augusten's relapse in Dry. What components of his life after Proud Institute make the possibility of relapse more likely? How does Augusten toy with the idea of taking a drink several times before actually doing it? What is the final straw? Discuss how Augusten's eventual relapse creates a far more volatile habit of consumption and accelerates his journey to bottom.

Essay Topic 3

In Dry, Augusten Burroughs presents the character of Hayden as a mirror to himself. Write an essay about the concurrent trajectory of Hayden's sobriety. What essential characteristics do Hayden and Augusten have in common? What is similar about both of their first days at Proud Institute? How do they support each other in their first months of sobriety, and how do their relapses mirror each other?

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