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

Play

Novel

Podcast series
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

1890s

Modern day
5 Who is the protagonist?
Duncan

Katherine

Helen

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

Her brother's apartment

Her apartment

Her husband's apartment
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?
He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He owes her several hundred dollars
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?
Five years

Two years

Ten years

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

Jake

Jack

John
10 Who is Pickle?
Helen's grandmother's dog

Helen's dog

Duncan's dog

Jake's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Lab

Poodle

Golden doodle

Mini dachshund
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

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?
Trump

Nixon

Clinton

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

Kansas

Wyoming

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

Los Angeles

Boston

Evanston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Baffled

Sharp

Angry

Dumb
18 What does BCSC stand for?
Big Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Company

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

To get him out of the apartment

To kiss him

To drive him to the BCSC course
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?
Jake

Duncan

Her husband

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

None of these, he is lying about it

Field study on whales

Nuclear testing site
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
He says he'll have to hitchhike because he is broke

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

She is in love with him

They are engaged
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?
The vet, for boarding

None of these: she brings the dog with her

Her ex's apartment

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

Toyota

Mercedes

Subaru

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