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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. What does Sugar note buying?
(a) Cowboy hats.
(b) Tiaras.
(c) Cowboy boots.
(d) Stilettos.

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

3. What class does Sugar note her mother dropped?
(a) Physics.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Biology.

4. What childhood game does Sugar reference?
(a) The Answering Man.
(b) Red Rover.
(c) Mary Worth.
(d) Stiff as a Board.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Sugar note was common among the youth with whom she worked in advocacy?

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

3. How old is the younger of Crowded’s sons?

4. At what age does Sugar report starting work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sugar characterize worry stones?

3. Why does Sugar suggest people in their twenties buy and read books of poetry?

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

5. What is noted as “the first and final act of love” in the book (7)?

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

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

8. What does Wearing Thin cite as examples of things affected by her student loans?

9. Aside from wearing a particular mask, what advice does Sugar report avoiding giving?

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

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