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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Augusten meet the boy that he is immediately smitten with?
(a) At the library.
(b) At the ice cream parlor.
(c) At the movie theater.
(d) At a convenience store.

2. What concept do Natalie and Augusten discuss as they are hitchhiking back into town?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Safety.

3. What message does Freud supposedly give to the dreamer?
(a) That he is dying.
(b) That he is human.
(c) That he is dangerous
(d) That he is hungry.

4. What does Natalie steal from her mother's wallet?
(a) Cash.
(b) Credit Cards.
(c) Driver's License.
(d) Social Security Card.

5. Whose idea is it for Augusten to go searching for a part-time job?
(a) Hope's.
(b) Dr. Finch's.
(c) Natalie's.
(d) Deirdre's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Finch family move their furniture outside?

2. With what other character does Augusten draw comparisons with his love life?

3. What new skill do Augusten and Natalie practice and hone in Chapter 15?

4. Now that he is on his own, to what city does Augusten hope to move?

5. What is Winnie Pye's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Augusten witness on the last night before Deirdre is taken away by the police?

2. Why do the Finch family still have a Christmas tree in May?

3. Who is Cesar Mendoza and what does he look like?

4. What does Natalie inform Augusten of while they are whale watching, and how does she prove her point?

5. What happens after Augusten becomes smitten with the boy from the convenience store?

6. What happens when Augusten sets out to dye Neil Bookman's hair?

7. What conversation between Agnes and Natalie erupts into a huge fight as the family is watching television?

8. What does Augusten do after he realizes that Neil Bookman has disappeared?

9. How do the Finch family respond to having their furniture outside?

10. Why do Hope Finch and Neil Bookman get into a huge fight about Neil's relationship with Augusten?

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