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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following operas does Sugar note having attended?
(a) Don Giovanni.
(b) Idomeneo.
(c) The Magic Flute.
(d) The Marriage of Figaro.

2. At what age does Considering Going Solo report starting to play bass?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 20.

3. How does Sugar define acceptance?
(a) Recognizing what is false.
(b) Embracing what is true.
(c) Enacting what is true.
(d) Rejecting what is false.

4. What is noted as “the essential work of literary art” (8)?
(a) To make people buy more.
(b) To make people less human.
(c) To make people more human.
(d) To make people work harder.

5. What poet does Sugar recommend to the graduates she addresses?
(a) Gloria Bird.
(b) Ada Limón.
(c) Joy Harjo.
(d) Rita Dove.

6. How many years ago does Orphan report transitioning?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

7. How old does Sugar note being when her parents divorced?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

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

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

10. How much does Sugar report having in outstanding student loan debt?
(a) $5,987.
(b) $2,654.
(c) $4,876.
(d) $3,765.

11. What was Strayed’s debut novel?
(a) Tiny Beautiful Things.
(b) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
(c) Brave Enough.
(d) Torch.

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

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

14. On what insurance does Sugar report having been as a child?
(a) Tricare.
(b) Medicaid.
(c) Medicare.
(d) BCBS.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Sugar’s sink made?

5. What artistic principle does Sugar describe to Man Juggler?

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