Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Helen Fielding

Catherine Centre

Katherine Center

Ellie Kemper
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Podcast series

Short story collection

Play

Novel
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Helen

An unnamed first-person narrator

Katherine

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?
Katherine

Jake

Duncan

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

Her mom's house

Her apartment

Her brother's apartment
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?
He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

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
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?
They are twins

Two years

Five years

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

Jill

John

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

Jake's dog

Duncan's dog

Helen's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Lab

Mini dachshund

Poodle

Golden doodle
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?
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

There's an orgy in Jake's room
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?
Bush Senior

Nixon

Clinton

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

Wyoming

Texas

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

Evanston

Boston

Los Angeles
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Angry

Baffled

Dumb

Sharp
18 What does BCSC stand for?
Back Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Course

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

To marry him

To drive him to the BCSC course

To kiss him
20 What is happening at Jake and Duncan's apartment when Helen arrives?
They are midway through moving out

An landlord-led eviction

A raging party

Super Bowl viewing party
21 From whom did Helen hear about the BCSC course?
Jake

Her husband

Her grandmother

Duncan
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?
Field study on whales

None of these, he is lying about it

Bomb defusing trials

Nuclear testing site
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 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

None of these: she brings the dog with her

The vet, for boarding

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

Toyota

Mercedes

Audi

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