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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Put It in a Box and Wait.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the letter-writer in “The Empty Bowl” cite as her father’s favorite saying?
(a) “I could be worse.”
(b) “It could be worse.”
(c) “It could be better.”
(d) “I could be better.”

2. How old is Sugar when her grandfather dies?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

3. Where did Sugar retreat to on her wedding day?
(a) A library basement.
(b) A church gymnasium.
(c) A bank foyer.
(d) A school auditorium.

4. Which of the following philosophers does Sugar reference?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Foucault.
(c) Camus.
(d) de Beauvoir.

5. For what level of degree is the letter-writer of “Transcend” studying?
(a) Master’s.
(b) Associate’s.
(c) Doctorate.
(d) Bachelor’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sugar cite as an aggravation of wedding-planning?

2. How old does Wearing Thin report being?

3. How many books of poetry does Sugar suggest people in their twenties buy?

4. Whom does Sugar hold up as a standard of beauty?

5. What word does Sugar place opposite “love, light, acceptance, and forgiveness” (189)?

(see the answer key)

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