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

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

4. To whom is the book dedicated?
(a) Isaac Fitzgerald.
(b) Jacob Fitzchivarly.
(c) Abraham Fitzroy.
(d) Joseph Fitzpatrick.

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

6. At what age does Sugar’s grandfather die?
(a) 77.
(b) 66.
(c) 55.
(d) 88.

7. What is the name of the youth with whom Sugar had worked in advocacy with whom she reconnects?
(a) Desiré.
(b) Desiré.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Jennifer.

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

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

10. How many years ago does Orphan report transitioning?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

12. How old is Sugar when she begins swimming lessons?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. How old does Sugar note being when her parents divorced?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

14. For what kind of pie does Sugar ask?
(a) Mincemeat.
(b) Pecan.
(c) Apple.
(d) Banana cream.

15. At what age does Sugar report being sexually abused?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books of poetry does Sugar suggest people in their twenties buy?

2. In what year of high school is Worried Friend when she writes to Sugar?

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

4. At what school does Cupcake teach?

5. Which of the following cartoon characters does Sugar reference in urging a homosexual writer to get distance from his family?

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