Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine Center

Helen Fielding

Catherine Centre

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

Short story collection

Podcast series

Play
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine

An unnamed first-person narrator

Helen

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1890s

1980s

1990s

Modern day
5 Who is the protagonist?
Duncan

Katherine

Helen

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

Her mom's house

Her husband's apartment

Her apartment
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?
He forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He owes her several hundred dollars

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?
Five years

Ten years

Two years

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

Jack

Jake

Jill
10 Who is Pickle?
Helen's dog

Jake's dog

Duncan's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Golden doodle

Poodle

Lab

Mini dachshund
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?
His teeth are straighter

His hair is short

His glasses are new

He has muscles
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

Duncan is with a woman in there

There's an orgy in Jake's room
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?
Missouri

Kansas

Texas

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 Company

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Course
19 What does Jake ask of Helen in the first scene?
To get him out of the apartment

To kiss him

To marry him

To drive him to the BCSC course
20 What is happening at Jake and Duncan's apartment when Helen arrives?
Super Bowl viewing party

They are midway through moving out

An landlord-led eviction

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

Her grandmother

Jake

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

Nuclear testing site

None of these, he is lying about it

Field study on whales
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
She is in love with him

They are engaged

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

He says he'll have to hitchhike because he is broke
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?
Her grandmother's house

The vet, for boarding

None of these: she brings the dog with her

Her ex's apartment
25 What make of car does Helen drive?
Mercedes

Subaru

Toyota

Audi

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