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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what country does Sugar suggest Considering Going Solo might travel?
(a) Laos.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Taiwan.
(d) Korea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How old is Needs Direction’s erstwhile lover?
(a) 27.
(b) 24.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

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

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

13. How does Sugar define acceptance?
(a) Rejecting what is false.
(b) Recognizing what is false.
(c) Embracing what is true.
(d) Enacting what is true.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sugar’s sink made?

2. What word does Sugar note having coined?

3. What novelist does Sugar recommend to the graduates she addresses?

4. How old is the elder of Crowded’s sons?

5. What is noted as “the essential work of literary art” (8)?

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