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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Whatever Mysterious Starlight That Guided You This Far.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Strayed’s debut novel?
(a) Tiny Beautiful Things.
(b) Brave Enough.
(c) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
(d) Torch.

2. How does Sugar define compassion?
(a) Giving all the love you have.
(b) Finding solutions.
(c) Setting yourself aside for others.
(d) Eliminating problems.

3. What is the cause of death of Sugar’s grandfather?
(a) Aneurysm.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Black lung disease.
(d) Blunt force trauma.

4. Approximately how many letter-writers respond to Sugar’s responses?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

5. What is noted as “the essential work of literary art” (8)?
(a) To make people more human.
(b) To make people less human.
(c) To make people work harder.
(d) To make people buy more.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose relationship with Tom does Sugar discuss?

2. What does Sugar cite as her golden rule?

3. What name does Sugar note was common among the youth with whom she worked in advocacy?

4. What poet does Sugar recommend to the graduates she addresses?

5. What is the name of the youth with whom Sugar had worked in advocacy with whom she reconnects?

(see the answer key)

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