Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Helen Fielding

Ellie Kemper

Katherine Center

Catherine Centre
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Short story collection

Play

Novel

Podcast series
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Helen

An unnamed first-person narrator

Katherine

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1990s

Modern day

1980s

1890s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Katherine

Jake

Helen

Duncan
6 Where is Helen in the book's first scene?
Her brother's apartment

Her husband's apartment

Her mom's house

Her apartment
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 forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her

He owes her several hundred dollars
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?
Ten years

Two years

They are twins

Five years
9 Who does Helen find in her brother's room?
Jake

Jill

Jack

John
10 Who is Pickle?
Duncan's dog

Jake's dog

Helen's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Mini dachshund

Poodle

Lab

Golden doodle
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?
His hair is short

His glasses are new

He has muscles

His teeth are straighter
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed

There's an orgy in Jake's room

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

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

Clinton

Trump

Bush Senior
15 In what state is Helen's hiking course located?
Missouri

Kansas

Texas

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

Los Angeles

New York

Evanston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Sharp

Baffled

Dumb

Angry
18 What does BCSC stand for?
Big Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company
19 What does Jake ask of Helen in the first scene?
To kiss him

To drive him to the BCSC course

To get him out of the apartment

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

An landlord-led eviction

A raging party

They are midway through moving out
21 From whom did Helen hear about the BCSC course?
Duncan

Her husband

Jake

Her grandmother
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?
None of these, he is lying about it

Bomb defusing trials

Field study on whales

Nuclear testing site
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

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

They are engaged

She is in love with him
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?
Her ex's apartment

The vet, for boarding

None of these: she brings the dog with her

Her grandmother's house
25 What make of car does Helen drive?
Subaru

Toyota

Audi

Mercedes

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