Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine Center

Ellie Kemper

Catherine Centre

Helen Fielding
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Short story collection

Podcast series

Play

Novel
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
An unnamed first-person narrator

Katherine

Helen

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

1890s

1980s

1990s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Helen

Duncan

Katherine
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 forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He owes her several hundred dollars

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

Ten years

Two years

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

John

Jake

Jill
10 Who is Pickle?
Helen's grandmother's dog

Helen's dog

Jake's dog

Duncan's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Poodle

Golden doodle

Lab

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

He has muscles

His glasses are new

His teeth are straighter
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
There's an orgy in Jake's room

Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed

Duncan is with a woman in there

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?
Nixon

Trump

Clinton

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

Wyoming

Texas

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

New York

Evanston

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Baffled

Sharp

Dumb

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

Back Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Company

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

To get him out of the apartment

To kiss him

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

Super Bowl viewing party

An landlord-led eviction

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

Duncan

Her husband

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

Field study on whales

Nuclear testing site

Bomb defusing trials
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
They are engaged

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

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

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

The vet, for boarding

Her ex's apartment

None of these: she brings the dog with her
25 What make of car does Helen drive?
Subaru

Audi

Toyota

Mercedes

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