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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. Which of the following images appears in the student planner featured after Freddy leaves Laura’s house party?

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

3. What number is indicated in tally marks on Buddy’s shirt as he, Eric, and Doodle watch a movie together?

4. Which of the following questions does Dan ask Freddy when she calls to tell him she will overnight with Laura?

5. How many coworkers does Freddy have at the restaurant where she works?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What phrase does Freddy repeat to Doodle to try to comfort her as they discuss Doodle’s pregnancy at school (233)?

4. How does Doodle react to Freddy having failed to meet her as requested after her teacher’s rebuke?

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

6. What reasons does Laura posit for Freddy’s conduct at the event to which Vi invited her?

7. What justification does Vi offer Freddy for talking with her about Laura as they get coffee together?

8. What comments about grandmothers do Freddy and Vi make while talking over coffee?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the graphic novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

A conversation at Freddy’s workplace touches on authenticity of openly averring homosexuality and what sacrifices are and have been made by those who have done so (158-61). The general consensus is that there seems to be more authority accorded to those who have sacrificed for opening themselves up to who they are. Does this hold true? What in the graphic novel and in experience suggest as much? How do they do so?

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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