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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Playing It Safe when she writes to Sugar?
(a) 40.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 33.

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

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

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

5. At what school does Cupcake teach?
(a) University of Alabama.
(b) Auburn University.
(c) University of Alaska.
(d) Alabama State University.

6. What does Sugar cite as a means of funding graduate study?
(a) Job Corps.
(b) Peace Corps.
(c) Marine Corps.
(d) Greenpeace.

7. To which of the following does Playing It Safe hope to apply?
(a) Marine Corps.
(b) Job Corps.
(c) Greenpeace.
(d) Peace Corps.

8. What flavor of Tic Tacs does Sugar find among her late mother’s possessions?
(a) Strawberry.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Cherry.

9. At what age does Considering Going Solo report starting to play bass?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 11.
(d) 20.

10. Whose relationship with Tom does Sugar discuss?
(a) Sara's.
(b) Liza's.
(c) Ruth's.
(d) Beth's.

11. How does Sugar note children deserve to be loved?
(a) Glisteningly.
(b) Shimmeringly.
(c) Shiningly.
(d) Moistly.

12. Which of the following does Sugar reference?
(a) Linuccia Saba.
(b) Francesco Rosi.
(c) Rocco Scotellaro.
(d) Carlo Levi.

13. Which of the following does Sugar quote?
(a) Leon Panetta.
(b) Donald Rumsfeld.
(c) Robert Gates.
(d) Chuck Hagel.

14. How much per hour does Sugar report paying her nanny?
(a) $15.
(b) $18.
(c) $12.
(d) $21.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors did Sugar have posted on a chalkboard?

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

3. Who provides the preface to the tenth anniversary edition of the book?

4. Which of the following magazines is the respondent’s husband reported to read?

5. How old was Sugar when she met Ian?

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