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Augusten Burroughs
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Running with Scissors Test | Final Test - Medium

Augusten Burroughs
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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. What does Brenda claim that she wants to be when she grows up?
(a) A masseuse.
(b) An artist.
(c) A writer.
(d) A dancer.

2. Who passes Augusten a note that reads "You are nothing but a sex object"?
(a) Neil Bookman.
(b) Dr. Finch.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Deirdre.

3. Which character suffers from Alzheimer's and is admitted into a home?
(a) Hope.
(b) Dr. Finch.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Agnes.

4. What happens to Dr. Finch after the close of the memoir?
(a) He suffers from Alzheimer's.
(b) His wife, Agnes, finally leaves him.
(c) He loses his medical license.
(d) He wins a prestigious medical award.

5. What emotion does Augusten feel after he sees the boy reading his note?
(a) Arousal.
(b) Embarrasment.
(c) Hope.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Deirdre accuse of abusing her?

2. What does Natalie lose at the hotel, and suspect that the maid has stolen?

3. What does Natalie say that she would like to study at Smith College?

4. To what city has Neil Bookman fled?

5. What seafood do Augusten and Natalie eat for dinner after the whale watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Halfway through the memoir, the demeanor of the Finch family home begins to change. In what ways is stress affecting the family?

2. What happens to the rest of the Finch family in the epilogue?

3. What messages does Hope claim to be receiving from the cat through her dreams?

4. How do Natalie and Augusten get on at college?

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

6. After Neil Bookman has been gone for over a year, what realization does Augusten come to about their relationship?

7. What happens when Natalie loses her earrings in the hotel?

8. What does Deirdre confess to Augusten that drives a wedge between him and Natalie?

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

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

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