Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?

Helen Fielding

Ellie Kemper

Catherine Centre

Katherine Center
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?

Novel

Short story collection

Podcast series

Play
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?

Helen

Katherine

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

1990s

1980s

1890s

Modern day
5 Who is the protagonist?

Helen

Duncan

Katherine

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

Her mom's house

Her apartment

Her husband's apartment

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 to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He owes her several hundred dollars

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

Ten years

They are twins

Two years

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

Jill

Jake

John

Jack
10 Who is Pickle?

Jake's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Duncan's dog

Helen's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?

Poodle

Mini dachshund

Golden doodle

Lab
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?

He has muscles

His hair is short

His teeth are straighter

His glasses are new
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

Duncan is with a woman in there

Jake left a candle burning and it is full of smoke damage now
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?

Nixon

Trump

Clinton

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

Kansas

Wyoming

Missouri

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

Los Angeles

Boston

Evanston

New York
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Baffled

Angry

Dumb

Sharp
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Big Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Company
19 What does Jake ask of Helen in the first scene?

To kiss him

To drive him to the BCSC course

To get him out of the apartment

To marry him
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?

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?

She is in love with him

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

They are engaged

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

Her ex's apartment

None of these: she brings the dog with her

The vet, for boarding

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

Mercedes

Subaru

Toyota

Audi

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