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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sugar cite as her golden rule?
(a) Trust the journey.
(b) Trust yourself.
(c) Live and let live.
(d) Do unto others before they do unto you.

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

4. Which composer does Crowded reference?
(a) Verdi.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Handel.
(d) Puccini.

5. How old is the younger of Crowded’s sons?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

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

7. Which organization’s website does Sugar recommend?
(a) Daily Strength.
(b) Single Mothers by Choice.
(c) Parents without Partners.
(d) BabyCenter.

8. What caused Ian’s burns?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A wildfire.
(c) Arson.
(d) A gas leak.

9. For how many hours each week did Sugar hire a nanny?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

10. What does Sugar note buying?
(a) Cowboy boots.
(b) Tiaras.
(c) Stilettos.
(d) Cowboy hats.

11. How old was Sugar when she met Ian?
(a) 27.
(b) 30.
(c) 21.
(d) 24.

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

13. Which of the following poets does Sugar cite?
(a) Bradstreet.
(b) Wheatley.
(c) Dickinson.
(d) Plath.

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

15. How old is Ian when his life ends?
(a) 52.
(b) 56.
(c) 48.
(d) 44.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years ago does Orphan report transitioning?

2. what author does Sugar recommend to the mother of a miscarried child?

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

4. To whom is the book dedicated?

5. At what age does Sugar report starting work?

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