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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Sugar report starting work?

2. What language did Sugar study?

3. How old is Playing It Safe when she writes to Sugar?

4. Which of the following does Sugar quote?

5. What class does Sugar note her mother dropped?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the text define “dry dating” (136)?

2. What does Sugar cite as a deciding factor in which letters get answers from her?

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

4. Why does Sugar answer the letters from Playing It Safe, Standing Still, and Claustrophobic together?

5. Why does Sugar relate the story about kittens on New Year’s?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sugar repeatedly urges her letter-writers towards revealing their emotional selves to those in their lives. Overall, is it good advice? What suggests that it is or is not? How is the suggestion made?

Essay Topic 2

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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