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?
Short story collection

Novel

Play

Podcast series
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine

An unnamed first-person narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator

Helen
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
1990s

Modern day

1890s

1980s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Duncan

Katherine

Helen
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 cat sit for her

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

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?
They are twins

Two years

Five years

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

John

Jake

Jack
10 Who is Pickle?
Duncan's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Jake's dog

Helen's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Lab

Mini dachshund

Poodle

Golden doodle
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?
His teeth are straighter

He has muscles

His glasses are new

His hair is short
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
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

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

Bush Senior

Clinton

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

Boston

New York

Los Angeles
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Baffled

Angry

Dumb

Sharp
18 What does BCSC stand for?
Big Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Company
19 What does Jake ask of Helen in the first scene?
To drive him to the BCSC course

To marry him

To kiss him

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

A raging party

An landlord-led eviction

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

Duncan

Her grandmother

Her husband
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?
Field study on whales

None of these, he is lying about it

Nuclear testing site

Bomb defusing trials
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 grandmother's house

The vet, for boarding

Her ex's apartment

None of these: she brings the dog with her
25 What make of car does Helen drive?
Audi

Mercedes

Subaru

Toyota

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