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

Short story collection

Play

Novel
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?

1980s

Modern day

1990s

1890s
5 Who is the protagonist?

Katherine

Duncan

Helen

Jake
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 to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her

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?

Five years

Two years

They are twins

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

Jake

John

Jack

Jill
10 Who is Pickle?

Helen's dog

Jake's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Duncan's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?

Poodle

Golden doodle

Lab

Mini dachshund
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?

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

There's an orgy in Jake's room

Duncan is with a woman in there

Jake is a hoarder and can't reach his bed
14 What presidential administration does Helen reference when talking about Jake's hipster glasses?

Clinton

Trump

Bush Senior

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

Texas

Missouri

Kansas

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

Evanston

Los Angeles

New York

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?

Dumb

Sharp

Angry

Baffled
18 What does BCSC stand for?

Big Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Course

Back Country Survival Company

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

To get him out of the apartment

To marry him

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

An landlord-led eviction

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

Her husband

Jake

Her grandmother

Duncan
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?

Nuclear testing site

Bomb defusing trials

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?

They are engaged

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
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?

Her ex's apartment

The vet, for boarding

Her grandmother's house

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

Mercedes

Audi

Subaru

Toyota

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