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?

Podcast series

Play

Novel

Short story collection
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?

Helen

Katherine

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

1990s

1890s

Modern day

1980s
5 Who is the protagonist?

Katherine

Duncan

Jake

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 cat sit for her

He owes her several hundred dollars

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

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

Two years

Five years

Ten years

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

John

Jack

Jake

Jill
10 Who is Pickle?

Jake's dog

Duncan's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Helen's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?

Golden doodle

Poodle

Mini dachshund

Lab
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?

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

There's an orgy in Jake's room

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?

Clinton

Trump

Nixon

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

Texas

Wyoming

Missouri

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

Los Angeles

Boston

New York

Evanston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Baffled

Angry

Dumb

Sharp
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Big Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Company

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

To get him out of the apartment

To drive him to the BCSC course

To marry him

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

A raging party

An landlord-led eviction

They are midway through moving out

Super Bowl viewing party
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?

Nuclear testing site

None of these, he is lying about it

Bomb defusing trials

Field study on whales
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?

The vet, for boarding

Her grandmother's house

None of these: she brings the dog with her

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

Mercedes

Subaru

Audi

Toyota

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