Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?

Helen Fielding

Catherine Centre

Ellie Kemper

Katherine Center
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?

Play

Novel

Short story collection

Podcast series
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?

Helen

An unnamed third-person narrator

Katherine

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

1890s

1980s

Modern day

1990s
5 Who is the protagonist?

Helen

Duncan

Jake

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

Her husband's apartment

Her mom's house

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 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
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?

Two years

They are twins

Ten years

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

Jill

John

Jack

Jake
10 Who is Pickle?

Helen's dog

Jake's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Duncan's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?

Golden doodle

Lab

Poodle

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

His hair is short

He has muscles

His teeth are straighter

His glasses are new
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

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

There's an orgy in Jake's room
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?

Nixon

Trump

Bush Senior

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

Texas

Wyoming

Kansas

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

New York

Evanston

Los Angeles

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Dumb

Angry

Baffled

Sharp
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Big Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Course

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

To kiss him

To marry him

To get him out of the apartment

To drive him to the BCSC course
20 What is happening at Jake and Duncan's apartment when Helen arrives?

Super Bowl viewing party

A raging party

They are midway through moving out

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

Duncan

Jake

Her husband

Her grandmother
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

Bomb defusing trials

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 is in love with him

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

They are engaged
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?

Her ex's apartment

Her grandmother's house

The vet, for boarding

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

Toyota

Subaru

Audi

Mercedes

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