Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Helen Fielding

Katherine Center

Catherine Centre

Ellie Kemper
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Play

Short story collection

Podcast series

Novel
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine

Helen

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1980s

1990s

1890s

Modern day
5 Who is the protagonist?
Helen

Duncan

Katherine

Jake
6 Where is Helen in the book's first scene?
Her husband's apartment

Her mom's house

Her brother's apartment

Her apartment
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?
He owes her several hundred dollars

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her

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

Two years

Five years

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

John

Jack

Jill
10 Who is Pickle?
Jake's dog

Helen's dog

Duncan's dog

Helen's grandmother'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 teeth are straighter

He has muscles

His hair is short

His glasses are new
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
Duncan is with a woman in there

There's an orgy in Jake's room

Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed

Jake left a candle burning and it is full of smoke damage now
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?
Clinton

Trump

Bush Senior

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

Missouri

Wyoming

Kansas
16 In what city does Helen live as an adult?
Los Angeles

Evanston

New York

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Angry

Baffled

Sharp

Dumb
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 marry him

To kiss him

To drive him to the BCSC course

To get him out of the apartment
20 What is happening at Jake and Duncan's apartment when Helen arrives?
An landlord-led eviction

A raging party

Super Bowl viewing party

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

Jake

Her grandmother

Her husband
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?
Bomb defusing trials

Nuclear testing site

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

They are engaged

She is in love with him

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 ex's apartment

The vet, for boarding

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

Mercedes

Subaru

Toyota

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