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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. What does Doodle eat as she notes her plans for her pregnancy at school to Freddy?

2. What motif appears on Vi’s top when she finds Freddy outside the restaurant where she works?

3. Where does Freddy find Doodle after Laura asks if she wants to break up with her?

4. What color dress does Freddy wear to the event to which Vi invited her?

5. Approximately how long does Freddy wait for Laura before Vi finds her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Vi’s attire at the event to which she invited Freddy.

2. What reason does Laura give for having invited Freddy over to her house party?

3. What rumor about Freddy’s conduct at the event to which Vi invited her is reported to her?

4. Freddy comments on the man in the show about polyamory she watches. What reasons does she note that he likely does not have to worry about his wives’ flirting?

5. How does Doodle’s father respond to Freddy’s offer to bring class notes?

6. What progression of eyeglass styles do Freddy and Vi note while talking over coffee?

7. How does Doodle dismiss Freddy from her room after noting her pregnancy?

8. What reason does Freddy’s senior coworker give for not naming a special after a particular actress?

9. How does Doodle inform Freddy of her pregnancy?

10. What reason does Buddy note for arguing with Eric about attending a birthday party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What model of motherhood does Freddy’s mother provide in the graphic novel? Is it one of which the work approves? What in the graphic novel indicates as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the family dynamic among Freddy’s family.

Essay Topic 3

Some note is made of Doodle playing tabletop roleplaying games. What function does that gaming serve, and how does that function contribute to the overall narrative?

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