Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Catherine Centre

Ellie Kemper

Katherine Center

Helen Fielding
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Play

Novel

Podcast series

Short story collection
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Katherine

Helen
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
Modern day

1890s

1980s

1990s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Katherine

Duncan

Helen

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

Her husband's apartment

Her apartment

Her brother'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?
They are twins

Ten years

Five years

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

Jack

Jake

John
10 Who is Pickle?
Duncan's dog

Jake's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Helen's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Mini dachshund

Golden doodle

Lab

Poodle
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

There's an orgy in Jake's room

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

Duncan is with a woman in there
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?
Clinton

Trump

Nixon

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?
Evanston

Boston

Los Angeles

New York
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Dumb

Sharp

Baffled

Angry
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 get him out of the apartment

To drive him to the BCSC course

To kiss him

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

A raging party

Super Bowl viewing party

An landlord-led eviction
21 From whom did Helen hear about the BCSC course?
Duncan

Her grandmother

Jake

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

Bomb defusing trials

Field study on whales

Nuclear testing site
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
They are engaged

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

She is in love with him

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

The vet, for boarding

None of these: she brings the dog with her

Her grandmother's house
25 What make of car does Helen drive?
Mercedes

Toyota

Audi

Subaru

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