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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Kate intern?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) GQ.
(c) Forbes.
(d) US News & World Report.

3. Employment at which of the following was noted as a desirable outcome for participants in Sugar’s youth advocacy program?
(a) Walmart.
(b) K-mart.
(c) Gibson's.
(d) Target.

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

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

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

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

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

9. At what age does Over It report having been assaulted?
(a) 23.
(b) 26.
(c) 17.
(d) 20.

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

11. What name does Sugar note was common among the youth with whom she worked in advocacy?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Brittany.
(d) Anemone.

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

13. How old does Wearing Thin report being?
(a) 28.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 22.

14. Where does Sugar first take swimming lessons?
(a) YMCA.
(b) City park.
(c) YWCA.
(d) Boys’ and Girls’ Club.

15. For how long did Sugar defer completing her English degree?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many letter-writers respond to Sugar’s responses?

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

3. How old does Sugar note being when she lived in London?

4. Which of the following does Sugar reference?

5. To what city does Sugar suggest Considering Going Solo might travel?

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