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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sugar define compassion?
(a) Eliminating problems.
(b) Setting yourself aside for others.
(c) Finding solutions.
(d) Giving all the love you have.

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

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

4. Which of the following philosophers does Sugar reference?
(a) Foucault.
(b) de Beauvoir.
(c) Camus.
(d) Sartre.

5. How old is Sugar’s daughter when she must begin to conceal her body issues from her?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

7. Where does Sugar situate the physical sensation of anger?
(a) Belly.
(b) Chest.
(c) Loins.
(d) Head.

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

9. Which of Sugar’s friends lost a husband in a car crash?
(a) C.
(b) D.
(c) A.
(d) B.

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

11. How old was Ian when he was burned?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 20.

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

13. 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.

14. To whom does Sugar address comments about friendship?
(a) Odd Man Out.
(b) Friend without Borders.
(c) Guy Girard.
(d) Looking for Love.

15. What poet does Sugar recommend to the graduates she addresses?
(a) Gloria Bird.
(b) Joy Harjo.
(c) Ada Limón.
(d) Rita Dove.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what kind of gum does Sugar note the youth with whom she worked in advocacy smelled?

3. What caused Ian’s burns?

4. Who is the first writer whose letter is addressed in the book?

5. How old is Ian when his life ends?

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