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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. For how many hours each week did Sugar hire a nanny?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. How old does Sugar note being when her mother died?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mask does Sugar not recommend wearing?

2. What size shoe did Sugar’s mother wear?

3. How old does Sugar note her mother was when she first became pregnant?

4. What is the cause of death of Sugar’s grandfather?

5. At what age does Sugar’s grandfather die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sugar euthanize the baby bird she finds with a broken neck?

2. How is the choice of Strayed to write as Sugar explained?

3. Why does Sugar note that the graduates she addresses will be all right?

4. What does Sugar insist will afford Wearing Thin more freedom?

5. What does Sugar cite as “feminism’s one true failure” (182)?

6. How does the book explain the origin of its respondent’s pseudonym?

7. How does Sugar reframe the question of whether or not someone will ever love a given person?

8. How does Sugar characterize worry stones?

9. What advice does Sugar offer for merging households?

10. Why does Sugar’s mother note being thankful for her ex-husband?

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