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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. What does Augusten believe that the city he hopes to move to represents?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Glamour.

2. What bad habit does Augusten pick up, replacing his obsession with jewelry?
(a) Chewing tobacco.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Spitting.

3. What is Dr. Finch's reaction to the sleeping person in the room connected to his office?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is furious.
(d) He is confused.

4. Who is Joranne?
(a) One of Dr. Finch's neighbors.
(b) One of Dr. Finch's children.
(c) One of Dr. Finch's lovers.
(d) One of Dr. Finch's patients.

5. How old was Natalie's boyfriend, Terrence Maxwell, when she moved in with him at the age of 13?
(a) 31.
(b) 41.
(c) 21.
(d) 51.

6. How does Dr. Finch initially react to the giant hole in his kitchen ceiling?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is entertained.
(c) He is calm.
(d) He is enraged.

7. Who does Augusten have an unnatural admiration for?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His mother.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

8. What type of professor is Norman Burroughs?
(a) French.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Biology.

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

10. Why does Hope "Bible-dip"?
(a) To clean the pages of the Bible.
(b) To broaden her vocabulary.
(c) To answer her questions.
(d) To deepen her spirituality.

11. To whom does Augusten admit his homosexuality?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Dr. Finch.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Hope.

12. What does Agnes begin to do compulsively as a means of coping with her husband's antics?
(a) Wash laundry.
(b) Mop.
(c) Dust.
(d) Sweep.

13. What day does the Finch family celebrate with a parade?
(a) Mother's Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Father's Day.
(d) Independance Day.

14. What does Dr. Finch say that he hopes to remove from sexuality?
(a) Promiscuity.
(b) Sex.
(c) Shame.
(d) Love.

15. What does Fern Stewart's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a minister.
(c) He is a fireman.
(d) He is a police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Augusten collect as a form of comfort?

2. What verbally abusive name does Augusten call Neil Bookman after their sexual encounter?

3. What career does Augusten aspire to at the age of 12?

4. Who is Dr. Finch's secretary?

5. Who does Augusten think that Dr. Finch resembles?

(see the answer keys)

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