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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 artistic principle does Sugar describe to Man Juggler?
(a) Negative space.
(b) Positive space.
(c) Typography.
(d) Foregrounding.

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

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

4. Whom does Sugar hold up as a standard of beauty?
(a) Gisele Bundchen.
(b) Angelina Jolie.
(c) Jennifer Anniston.
(d) Halle Berry.

5. At what age does Sugar report starting work?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sugar when she met Ian?

2. Which of the following cartoon characters does Sugar reference in urging a homosexual writer to get distance from his family?

3. How old does Sugar note being when she lived in London?

4. How old is Ian when his life ends?

5. At what age does Over It report having been assaulted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sugar offer as the best possible advice for an aspiring writer?

2. What questions does Sugar note having asked herself when considering becoming a parent?

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

4. What point does Sugar make to the letter-writer with whom she discusses the Beauty and the Beast story?

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

6. What are the things Sugar asserts Gump does not know he does not know?

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

8. What does Sugar note as a complication in friendships?

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

10. Sugar remarks that disclosing trauma to intimate partners helps to further intimacy. What else does she note it does?

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