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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which degree did Sugar’s mother receive?
(a) DO.
(b) PhD.
(c) MD.
(d) PsyD.

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

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

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

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

7. In what year of high school is Worried Friend when she writes to Sugar?
(a) Freshman.
(b) Senior.
(c) Junior.
(d) Sophomore.

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

9. Which of Eudora Welty's works does Sugar quote?
(a) The Optimist's Daughter.
(b) A Worn Path.
(c) Why I Live at the P.O.
(d) Delta Wedding.

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

11. Who provides the introduction to Tiny Beautiful Things?
(a) Fitzgerald
(b) Strayed.
(c) Elliott.
(d) Almond.

12. In which of the following does Sugar report having lived?
(a) Nassau.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Manhattan.

13. To what does Sugar compare herself?
(a) Pillsbury Doughboy.
(b) Miss Chiquita.
(c) Colonel Sanders.
(d) Mr. Peanut.

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

15. Whom does Sugar hold up as a standard of beauty?
(a) Gisele Bundchen.
(b) Jennifer Anniston.
(c) Angelina Jolie.
(d) Halle Berry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What unusual job does Sugar note having had?

3. How old is Sugar when she begins swimming lessons?

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

5. Which organization’s website does Sugar recommend?

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