Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?

Catherine Centre

Katherine Center

Helen Fielding

Ellie Kemper
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?

Play

Podcast series

Novel

Short story collection
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?

Katherine

Helen

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?

1990s

1890s

1980s

Modern day
5 Who is the protagonist?

Jake

Katherine

Duncan

Helen
6 Where is Helen in the book's first scene?

Her husband's apartment

Her brother's apartment

Her apartment

Her mom's house
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He owes her several hundred dollars

He forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?

Two years

Ten years

Five years

They are twins
9 Who does Helen find in her brother's room?

Jack

John

Jake

Jill
10 Who is Pickle?

Jake's dog

Helen's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Duncan's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?

Lab

Golden doodle

Mini dachshund

Poodle
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?

His glasses are new

His hair is short

He has muscles

His teeth are straighter
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?

Jake left a candle burning and it is full of smoke damage now

Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed

There's an orgy in Jake's room

Duncan is with a woman in there
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?

Nixon

Bush Senior

Clinton

Trump
15 In what state is Helen's hiking course located?

Texas

Kansas

Missouri

Wyoming
16 In what city does Helen live as an adult?

New York

Evanston

Los Angeles

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Sharp

Baffled

Dumb

Angry
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Company
19 What does Jake ask of Helen in the first scene?

To drive him to the BCSC course

To kiss him

To get him out of the apartment

To marry him
20 What is happening at Jake and Duncan's apartment when Helen arrives?

They are midway through moving out

An landlord-led eviction

Super Bowl viewing party

A raging party
21 From whom did Helen hear about the BCSC course?

Her grandmother

Her husband

Jake

Duncan
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?

Nuclear testing site

Bomb defusing trials

Field study on whales

None of these, he is lying about it
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?

They are engaged

She is in love with him

He says he'll have to hitchhike because he is broke

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?

None of these: she brings the dog with her

Her grandmother's house

Her ex's apartment

The vet, for boarding
25 What make of car does Helen drive?

Toyota

Audi

Subaru

Mercedes

Happiness for Beginners Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Happiness for Beginners is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for Happiness for Beginners

Happiness for Beginners study guide contains a biography of Katherine Center, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Happiness for Beginners…