Running with Scissors Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Augusten Burroughs
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Running with Scissors Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Augusten Burroughs
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Troy live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

2. Where does Augusten confide to Hope that he would like to move?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does Augusten admit to imitating?
(a) His mother's stride.
(b) His mother's dress.
(c) His mother's laugh.
(d) His mother's speech.

4. Who is the only family member that is supportive of Dr. Finch's new communication?
(a) Augusten.
(b) Hope.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Natalie.

5. Where does Natalie hope to go to college?
(a) Smith College.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Boston University.
(d) Community College.

6. What does Augusten have the urge to do after Dr. Finch shakes his hand?
(a) Punch Dr. Finch.
(b) Wash his hands.
(c) Never return to the office.
(d) Hug Dr. Finch.

7. What does Augusten play with while his mother is in therapy?
(a) A lobotomy machine.
(b) An electroshock machine.
(c) A padded wall.
(d) Velcro restraints.

8. What is Deirdre's reaction to Augusten when she comes to pick him up?
(a) She is terrified of him.
(b) She is apathetic to him.
(c) She is overwhelmed with guilt.
(d) She is overcome with happiness.

9. Who takes Augusten to meet Joranne?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Hope.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Agnes.

10. What is Kate's profession?
(a) She is a botonist.
(b) She is a cosmetologist.
(c) She is an astrologist.
(d) She is a psychologist.

11. How much money does Augusten borrow from his mother before he leaves her house in Chapter 7?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

12. Through what does Dr. Finch believe that he is communicating with God?
(a) The dirty streaks in the toilet bowl.
(b) His bowel movements.
(c) The way that the toilet paper floats in the toilet water.
(d) The shape of his stream of urine.

13. How is Augusten's father described?
(a) As obese.
(b) As comedic.
(c) As excitable.
(d) As aloof.

14. What career does Augusten aspire to at the age of 12?
(a) An athlete.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) An actor.
(d) A scientist.

15. What does Troy call Augusten after he fails to understand the complex sound system?
(a) Slow.
(b) Retarded.
(c) Stupid.
(d) An idiot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Augusten's mother's name?

2. What is Dr. Finch's reaction to the sleeping person in the room connected to his office?

3. Who does Hope take to visit Augusten after Augusten admits to his homosexuality?

4. What does Kate give Augusten to study from?

5. What is Augusten watching his mother do in the opening of the novel?

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