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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the elder of Crowded’s sons?
(a) 35.
(b) 29.
(c) 18.
(d) 23.

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

3. Approximately how many letter-writers respond to Sugar’s responses?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/4.

4. Who is the first writer whose letter is addressed in the book?
(a) Danny.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Johnny.

5. In which of the following does Sugar report having lived?
(a) Nassau.
(b) Queens.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Brooklyn.

6. What language did Sugar study?
(a) Sanskrit.
(b) Latin.
(c) Greek.
(d) Hebrew.

7. Where did Kate intern?
(a) US News & World Report.
(b) GQ.
(c) Cosmopolitan.
(d) Forbes.

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

9. What caused Ian’s burns?
(a) Arson.
(b) A wildfire.
(c) A gas leak.
(d) A car accident.

10. What word does Sugar trace back into Latin?
(a) Certain.
(b) Proud.
(c) Hesitant.
(d) Humble.

11. Employment at which of the following was noted as a desirable outcome for participants in Sugar’s youth advocacy program?
(a) Target.
(b) K-mart.
(c) Walmart.
(d) Gibson's.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year of high school is Worried Friend when she writes to Sugar?

3. Whom does Sugar identify as the author of the commonly known French Beauty and the Beast story?

4. At what age does Considering Going Solo report starting to play bass?

5. What novelist does Sugar recommend to the graduates she addresses?

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