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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 type of poetry does Deirdre write?
(a) Confessional poetry.
(b) Love poems.
(c) Limericks.
(d) Sonnets.

2. Why do the Burroughs begin to see Dr. Finch?
(a) For Augusten's school struggles.
(b) For Deirdre's psychotic episodes.
(c) For Norman's alcoholism.
(d) For marital counseling.

3. What instrument does Dr. Finch play during the family parade?
(a) Banjo.
(b) Jug.
(c) Kazoo.
(d) Spoons.

4. Which of these events do NOT occur when Augusten is skipping school?
(a) Augusten goes to see movies.
(b) Augusten plays chess.
(c) Augusten writes in his journal.
(d) Augusten goes shopping.

5. With whom do Deirdre's fights typically become physical?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Augusten.
(c) Dr. Finch.
(d) Norman.

6. Whose idea is it for Augusten to fake a suicide?
(a) Deirdre's.
(b) Hope's.
(c) Dr. Finch's.
(d) Neil Bookman's.

7. With whose help does Augusten bash a giant hole in the kitchen ceiling?
(a) Natalie's.
(b) Neil Bookman's.
(c) Hope's.
(d) Agnes'

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

9. Who does Augusten observe being intimate with his mother in the kitchen?
(a) Dr. Finch.
(b) Mr. Stewart.
(c) Neil Bookman.
(d) Fern Stewart.

10. Who does Augusten think that Dr. Finch resembles?
(a) His father.
(b) A leprechaun.
(c) Mr. Peanut.
(d) Santa Clause.

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

12. What is Augusten's reaction to the meeting with Neil Bookman?
(a) He is euphoric.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is saddened.
(d) He is apathetic.

13. Who is Troy?
(a) Augusten's cousin.
(b) Augusten's brother.
(c) Augusten's lover.
(d) Augusten's friend.

14. What is the name of Dr. Finch's grandson?
(a) Piglet.
(b) Poo Bear.
(c) Eeyore.
(d) Rabbit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Terrence Maxwell play semi-professionally?

2. Why does Hope say she isn't married yet?

3. How long does Augusten confess that he has felt gay for?

4. What does Dr. Finch encourage his family to do to promote mental health?

5. How does Augusten react to Natalie's suggestion about his career path?

(see the answer keys)

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