Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?

Helen Fielding

Catherine Centre

Ellie Kemper

Katherine Center
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?

Podcast series

Short story collection

Novel

Play
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Helen

Katherine
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?

1980s

Modern day

1990s

1890s
5 Who is the protagonist?

Helen

Jake

Duncan

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

Her husband's apartment

Her apartment

Her brother's apartment

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

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He owes her several hundred dollars

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

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

Five years

They are twins

Two years

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

John

Jill

Jack

Jake
10 Who is Pickle?

Jake's dog

Helen's dog

Duncan's dog

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

Mini dachshund

Poodle

Golden doodle

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

His glasses are new

He has muscles

His hair is short

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

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

Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?

Trump

Bush Senior

Nixon

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

Texas

Kansas

Wyoming

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

Boston

Los Angeles

New York

Evanston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Dumb

Sharp

Angry

Baffled
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Back Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Course

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

To drive him to the BCSC course

To marry him

To kiss him

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

Super Bowl viewing party

A raging party

An landlord-led eviction

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

Her husband

Her grandmother

Duncan

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

Nuclear testing site

Field study on whales

Bomb defusing trials

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

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 ex's apartment

None of these: she brings the dog with her

The vet, for boarding

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

Toyota

Audi

Mercedes

Subaru

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