Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?

Catherine Centre

Ellie Kemper

Helen Fielding

Katherine Center
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?

Novel

Podcast series

Short story collection

Play
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?

1990s

1980s

Modern day

1890s
5 Who is the protagonist?

Duncan

Jake

Katherine

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

Her husband's apartment

Her apartment

Her mom's house

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

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He forgot that he agreed to cat 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?

Five years

Two years

They are twins

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

Jake

Jill

John

Jack
10 Who is Pickle?

Helen's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Jake's dog

Duncan's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?

Mini dachshund

Golden doodle

Poodle

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

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
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?

Nixon

Clinton

Trump

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

Missouri

Texas

Kansas

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

Los Angeles

Evanston

Boston

New York
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Baffled

Dumb

Sharp

Angry
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Big Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Course

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?

Super Bowl viewing party

An landlord-led eviction

They are midway through moving out

A raging party
21 From whom did Helen hear about the BCSC course?

Jake

Duncan

Her husband

Her grandmother
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?

Bomb defusing trials

Nuclear testing site

Field study on whales

None of these, he is lying about it
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?

They are engaged

She is in love with him

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

He says he'll have to hitchhike because he is broke
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?

Her grandmother's house

The vet, for boarding

None of these: she brings the dog with her

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

Mercedes

Audi

Subaru

Toyota

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