Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Ellie Kemper

Catherine Centre

Katherine Center

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

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

1980s

1890s

1990s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Helen

Duncan

Katherine

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

Her husband's apartment

Her brother's apartment

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

He forgot that he agreed to dog sit for her

He forgot to pick up their grandmother from the hospital

He owes her several hundred dollars
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?
Jack

Jill

John

Jake
10 Who is Pickle?
Helen's dog

Helen's grandmother's dog

Duncan's dog

Jake's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Poodle

Mini dachshund

Golden doodle

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

His glasses are new

His teeth are straighter

He has muscles
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?
Clinton

Trump

Nixon

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

Missouri

Wyoming

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

New York

Los Angeles

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Angry

Baffled

Sharp

Dumb
18 What does BCSC stand for?
Back Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Course

Big Country Survival Company

Back Country Survival Course
19 What does Jake ask of Helen in the first scene?
To get him out of the apartment

To marry him

To drive him to the BCSC course

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

An landlord-led eviction

Super Bowl viewing party

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

Jake

Her grandmother

Her husband
22 What research assistantship is Jake planning to go to after the hiking course?
Nuclear testing site

Field study on whales

None of these, he is lying about it

Bomb defusing trials
23 In Chapter 1, why does Helen give in to taking Jake across the country?
She didn't want to drive on her own anyway

He says he'll have to hitchhike because he is broke

She is in love with him

They are engaged
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?
None of these: she brings the dog with her

The vet, for boarding

Her ex's apartment

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

Toyota

Subaru

Audi

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