Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Ellie Kemper

Catherine Centre

Katherine Center

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

Podcast series

Play

Novel
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine

Helen

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1980s

1990s

Modern day

1890s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Helen

Duncan

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

Her husband's apartment

Her brother's 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 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
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?
Ten years

Two years

Five years

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

John

Jill

Jake
10 Who is Pickle?
Duncan's dog

Jake's dog

Helen's dog

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

Golden doodle

Poodle

Mini dachshund
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?
He has muscles

His teeth are straighter

His glasses are new

His hair is short
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed

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

Duncan is with a woman in there

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

Bush Senior

Nixon

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

Texas

Wyoming

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

New York

Evanston

Los Angeles
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Baffled

Angry

Sharp

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

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

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

To kiss him

To get him out of the apartment

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

They are midway through moving out

An landlord-led eviction

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

Jake

Her husband

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?
She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

She is in love with him

They are engaged

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

Her grandmother's house

The vet, for boarding

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

Audi

Subaru

Toyota

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