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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: We Are the Solid.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Sugar quote?
(a) Robert Gates.
(b) Donald Rumsfeld.
(c) Leon Panetta.
(d) Chuck Hagel.

2. From what city does Abbie write?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Macon.
(d) Savannah.

3. How many times does Sugar suggest people in their twenties read the books of poetry they buy?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

4. 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 better.”
(c) “I could be better.”
(d) “It could be worse.”

5. How many years does Spent report working in nursing?
(a) 23.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flavor of Tic Tacs does Sugar find among her late mother’s possessions?

2. What drug does Sugar recommend against taking?

3. At what age does Sugar’s grandfather die?

4. Whom does Sugar identify as the author of the commonly known French Beauty and the Beast story?

5. From which of the following does Sugar derive a principle in her advice to Raging and Mourning?

(see the answer key)

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