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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. Who complained about the presence of the Christmas tree in Augusten's memory?
(a) Fern.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Norman.
(d) Augusten.

2. What is Natalie's response to the abusive audience member?
(a) She curses at him.
(b) She bursts into tears.
(c) She punches him in the groin.
(d) She spits on him.

3. Who comes to help alleviate the situation when Deirdre is having a mental breakdown?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Dr. Finch.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Hope.

4. Why do the Finch family move their furniture outside?
(a) Because their house is being exterminated.
(b) To get a bit of fresh air.
(c) To clean their carpeting.
(d) For a yard sale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character graduates from college with a dual degree?

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

3. What does Augusten see Hope carrying through the kitchen after the cat has died?

4. How does Augusten travel to visit his mother in Amherst?

5. Where does Augusten meet the boy that he is immediately smitten with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Augusten explain has happened to Dr. Finch and Deirdre in the epilogue?

3. What does Augusten remember about the Christmas tree that his mother brought home when Augusten was 10?

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

5. How does Augusten react to Hope's sudden onset of mental instability?

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

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

8. What significant event happens during Natalie and Augusten's first live performance at the mental health hospital?

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

10. What happens after Deirdre meets Winnie Pye?

(see the answer keys)

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