Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine Center

Ellie Kemper

Catherine Centre

Helen Fielding
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Podcast series

Play

Novel

Short story collection
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Helen

An unnamed first-person narrator

Katherine

An unnamed third-person narrator
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1890s

1990s

1980s

Modern day
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Helen

Duncan

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

Her mom's house

Her apartment

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

He forgot that he agreed to dog 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

John

Jack

Jake
10 Who is Pickle?
Jake's dog

Helen's dog

Duncan's dog

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

Golden doodle

Poodle

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

His glasses are new

His teeth are straighter

His hair is short
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
Duncan is with a woman in there

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

Clinton

Nixon

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

Wyoming

Missouri

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

Los Angeles

New York

Boston
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 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?
An landlord-led eviction

A raging party

They are midway through moving out

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

Duncan

Jake

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

Field study on whales

None of these, he is lying about it

Nuclear testing site
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
She is in love with him

They are engaged

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?
The vet, for boarding

Her ex's apartment

None of these: she brings the dog with her

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

Mercedes

Subaru

Audi

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