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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the fight with Neil Bookman, what word does Augusten use to describe Hope?

2. What does Augusten vow to become when he grows up?

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

4. What do Augusten and Natalie do to augment their appearance which gets the attention of the people on the streets?

5. For what reasons does Deirdre's new girlfriend paint her toenails?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Natalie and Augusten go to visit Father Kimmel in town?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens after Deirdre meets Winnie Pye?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many times throughout his life that Augusten feels very alone and sought out someone to confess his emotions to.

Part 1.) Create a list of three examples in which Augusten felt alone and depressed.

Part 2.) Explain who Augusten typically chose to confess his feelings of loneliness to.

Part 3.) Explain the way that emotions and confessions shaped the relationship that Augusten had with at least one other character in the memoir.

Essay Topic 2

The family that Augusten based the Finches on were outraged at the release of this memoir and sued Augusten for defamation and libel.

Part 1.) Explain a moment in the memoir that you found unbelievable.

Part 2.) Should memoir writers be forced to prove the accuracy of their stories?

Part 3.) Do you believe that memoir writers should get the permission of the people that they are writing about before the memoir is released?

Essay Topic 3

The medical practices of Dr. Finch are called into question numerous times throughout the course of the memoir.

Part 1.) Give three examples of times when Dr. Finch's medical practices were questionable.

Part 2.) Explain what you believe to be Dr. Finch's mentality behind those medical practices.

Part 3.) Weigh in on whether or not you believe Dr. Finch's medical practices were ethical, and explain why.

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