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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Carry the Water Yourself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Sugar place opposite “love, light, acceptance, and forgiveness” (189)?
(a) No.
(b) Why?
(c) Maybe.
(d) Yes.

2. Which of the following short stories does Sugar reference?
(a) “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.”
(b) “The Merchant at the Alchemist’s Gate.”
(c) “Billy and the Unicorn.”
(d) “The Gift of the Magi.”

3. What unusual job does Sugar note having had?
(a) Popcorn hawker.
(b) Lemonade cart attendant.
(c) Hot dog stand worker.
(d) Funnel cake maker.

4. What type of professionals does Sugar note seeing at Pride parades?
(a) Real estate agents.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Massage therapists.
(d) Medical assistants.

5. What novelist does Sugar recommend to the graduates she addresses?
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Sugar study?

2. How old was Standing Still when she got married?

3. To which of the following does Playing It Safe hope to apply?

4. What size shoe did Sugar’s mother wear?

5. Which of the following does Daughter with (Maybe) Expired Daddy Issues cite as belonging to “normality” (187)?

(see the answer key)

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