Happiness for Beginners Quizzes

Happiness for Beginners Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Happiness for Beginners?
Catherine Centre

Katherine Center

Ellie Kemper

Helen Fielding
2 What form does Happiness for Beginners take?
Short story collection

Novel

Podcast series

Play
3 Who narrates Happiness for Beginners?
An unnamed third-person narrator

Helen

An unnamed first-person narrator

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

1980s

1890s

1990s
5 Who is the protagonist?
Jake

Helen

Duncan

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

Her apartment

Her mom's house

Her husband'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?
Five years

Two years

They are twins

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

Jake

John

Jack
10 Who is Pickle?
Helen's grandmother's dog

Jake's dog

Duncan's dog

Helen's dog
11 What breed is Pickle?
Lab

Mini dachshund

Golden doodle

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

Duncan is with a woman in there

There's an orgy in Jake's room

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

Bush Senior

Nixon

Trump
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

Los Angeles

New York

Boston
17 Which answer best defines flummoxed?
Baffled

Angry

Sharp

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

Back Country Survival Company

Big Country Survival Course

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

To marry him

To drive him to the BCSC course

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

An landlord-led eviction

A raging party

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

Her husband

Duncan

Jake
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?
She is in love with him

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

They are engaged

She didn't want to drive on her own anyway
24 Where does Helen bring Pickle before she leaves Boston?
The vet, for boarding

Her ex's apartment

None of these: she brings the dog with her

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

Toyota

Subaru

Audi

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