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?
Play

Short story collection

Novel

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

Katherine

Helen
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1890s

1990s

Modern day

1980s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Helen

Duncan

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

Her apartment

Her brother's apartment

Her husband's apartment
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?
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

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

Five years

They are twins

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

Jake

Jill

John
10 Who is Pickle?
Duncan's dog

Helen's dog

Jake'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

His hair is short

His teeth are straighter

He has muscles
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?
Bush Senior

Trump

Clinton

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

Kansas

Missouri

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

New York

Evanston

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Baffled

Dumb

Angry

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

Big Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

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

To kiss him

To drive him to the BCSC course

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

A raging party

Super Bowl viewing party

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

Her grandmother

Her husband

Jake
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

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

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?
Her grandmother's house

Her ex's apartment

The vet, for boarding

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

Toyota

Subaru

Mercedes

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