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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 beginning of Chapter 2, what does Augusten spray in his mouth to kill the taste of alcohol?

2. What does Foster give Augusten when they meet in Chapter 5?

3. What feature on a man attracts Augusten, according to what he tells Foster in Chapter 6?

4. When Hayden is staying at Augusten's apartment in Chapter 6, Augusten worries he will look at what?

5. Which of the following characters has not left a message on Augusten's machine in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Augusten Burroughs find his way to New York?

4. Describe Pighead's relationship with Augusten.

5. How are Pighead and Augusten unable to connect romantically?

6. How does Augusten begin to realize that he drinks more than other people in Chapter 3?

7. What is unusual about Augusten Burroughs' childhood?

8. How does Augusten meet Foster in Chapter 5?

9. How do Augusten and Pighead first meet?

10. How do Hayden and Augusten find each other again in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the reasons that Augusten Burroughs accepts that he is an alcoholic is that he realizes how much work he puts into drinking. Write an essay about the habits of alcoholism in Dry. Discuss what Augusten does to maintain his alcohol consumption. How does he overcome an allergy? Why does his drinking make him unwilling to bring people to his apartment? Discuss his morning-after routine to mask his drinking.

Essay Topic 2

For Augusten Burroughs, the willingness to accept the love of another person, and to give love in return, is an ambiguous choice. Indeed, there are only two individuals that Augusten lets into his heart, as it were. Write about each of these individuals. Why is it initially impossible to form a real healthy relationship? How does sexuality prove intensely destructive to both men and Augusten? Why does Augusten part ways with each?

Part 1) Pighead

Part 2) Foster

Essay Topic 3

Augusten Burroughs' tenuous sobriety is tested by a series of hardships. From the moment he returns home, he must make choices about what he must change in his life. Write an essay about three parts of Augusten's life that prove particularly rife for temptation and how he deals with them.

Part 1) Discuss how Augusten's job in advertising is the reason he goes to rehab and how it continues to be a challenge for him after he returns. What accounts prove particularly tough for Augusten? What strange occurrences lead him to believe someone is trying to sabotage him? How does he deal with this?

Part 2) Why does Augusten have such difficulty letting Pighead into his life? Discuss what about Pighead makes him a risky acquaintance? What kind of support does Pighead give Augusten? What danger does he bring to the recovering addict?

Part 3) How is Augusten's relationship with Foster a complete violation of the rules of his recovery? What mutual danger do they bring to each other's life? Discuss how Foster's weakness hurts Augusten. What terrible kindness does he provide the protagonist after a friend's death?

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