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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Poems" - "Bloodbaths".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is brave parenting, according to Doyle in "Poems"?
(a) Listening to the Knowing.
(b) Thinking outside of the box.
(c) Protecting children from pain.
(d) Standing up for differences.

2. Who wrote the poem "Dropping Keys"?
(a) Rilke.
(b) Rumi.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Hafiz.

3. Who is Doyle's friend who took her first hot yoga class in "Rules"?
(a) Audrey.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Ashley.
(d) Megan.

4. Who is the boy in Amma's class that is discussed in "Bases"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jason.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Mike.

5. Where was Doyle's grandmother when she was dying in "Aches"?
(a) Missiouri.
(b) Florida.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Doyle describe interviewing her about her first memoir in "Ghosts"?

2. Who is the female celebrity referred to in "Adam and Keys"?

3. Where was Abby living when Doyle met her?

4. Who is quoted in "Imagine" as saying "Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning"?

5. Doyle states in "Poems" that right after itchy boredom is what?

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