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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part I: It Was Always Only Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provides the preface to the tenth anniversary edition of the book?
(a) Elliott.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Almond.
(d) Strayed.

2. what author does Sugar recommend to the mother of a miscarried child?
(a) Patchett.
(b) Carey.
(c) Picoult.
(d) McCracken.

3. Which of the following authors did Sugar have posted on a chalkboard?
(a) McCullers.
(b) O'Connor.
(c) Faulkner.
(d) Percy.

4. What city is Strayed reported to live?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Portland, Maine.
(c) Portland, Texas.
(d) Portland, Ontario.

5. What does the introduction of Tiny Beautiful Things suggest Sugar offers her readers?
(a) Radical empathy.
(b) Reactionary distance.
(c) Reactionary empathy.
(d) Radical distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the book dedicated?

2. How old does Sugar note being when her parents divorced?

3. How old does Sugar note her mother was when she first became pregnant?

4. Which of the following cartoon characters does Sugar reference in urging a homosexual writer to get distance from his family?

5. Which of Eudora Welty's works does Sugar quote?

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