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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 the letter-writer in “The Empty Bowl” cite as her father’s favorite saying?
(a) “I could be worse.”
(b) “It could be worse.”
(c) “I could be better.”
(d) “It could be better.”

2. What kind of cancer befell Scared of the Future’s mother?
(a) Breast.
(b) Uterine.
(c) Cervical.
(d) Ovarian.

3. What color does Sugar’s mother-in-law wear at her wedding?
(a) Fuchsia.
(b) Mauve.
(c) Teal.
(d) Puce.

4. Which of the following novels does Sugar report reading?
(a) Wilbur’s Adventure.
(b) The Trumpet of the Swan.
(c) The Once and Future King.
(d) Charlotte's Web.

5. What bird does Sugar assert love would be, were it an animal?
(a) Hummingbird.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Tanager.
(d) Sparrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sugar describe Happily Ever After as?

2. What does the letter-writer in “The Empty Bowl” cite as the final unacceptable conduct of her father?

3. How does Responsible One describe her husband?

4. Which country does Sugar note having wanted to hike?

5. What degree does Awful Jealous Person hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sugar identify as the worst role in her first-responder training?

2. What is the worst *physical* abuse C reports her brother perpetrating on her?

3. How does Triangled hear about Friend or Foe’s assignation?

4. How does Sugar explain what it means to transcend?

5. What general advice for what NOT to do does Sugar give?

6. What does Sugar note prompted her decision to become a parent?

7. How does the dress Sugar’s mother buys for her daughter serves as an example of becoming?

8. How does Sugar describe jeans in the wake of a breakup?

9. Why does Sugar refer to the couches she and her husband had early in their marriage as dueling couches?

10. To what does the letter-writer in “Bend” ascribe her emotional affair?

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