Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Katherine Center

Helen Fielding

Catherine Centre

Ellie Kemper
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Novel

Play

Podcast series

Short story collection
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
Helen

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Katherine
4 Which time period does Happiness for Beginners take place in?
Modern day

1990s

1980s

1890s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Duncan

Helen

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

Her brother's apartment

Her husband's apartment

Her apartment
7 Why is Helen angry with her brother in Chapter 1?
He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He owes her several hundred dollars

He forgot that he agreed to cat sit for her

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital
8 What is the age difference between Helen and Duncan?
Five years

Ten years

Two years

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

Jack

Jake

John
10 Who is Pickle?
Jake's dog

Helen's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Duncan's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Golden doodle

Poodle

Mini dachshund

Lab
12 What isn't something Helen notices is different about Jake?
His hair is short

His teeth are straighter

He has muscles

His glasses are new
13 Why isn't Jake in his room?
There's an orgy in Jake's room

Duncan is with a woman in there

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

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

Bush Senior

Nixon

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

Texas

Wyoming

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

New York

Boston

Los Angeles
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Sharp

Angry

Dumb

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 kiss him

To marry him

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

Super Bowl viewing party

They are midway through moving out

A raging party
21 From whom did Helen hear about the BCSC course?
Jake

Her grandmother

Duncan

Her husband
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?
She is in love with him

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

They are engaged

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

None of these: she brings the dog with her

Her ex's apartment
25 What make of car does Helen drive?
Subaru

Toyota

Mercedes

Audi

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