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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who picked up Doyle when she arrived to see her sister after she had had a baby in "Aches"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

2. What does Doyle say makes the story she relates in "Tick Marks" unforgivable?
(a) The desperation.
(b) The betrayal.
(c) The audacity.
(d) The brutality.

3. What does Doyle refer to Homecoming as in "Tick Marks"?
(a) High School Fashion Week.
(b) High School Survivor Week.
(c) High School Party Week.
(d) High School Adulthood Week.

4. Which of Doyle's daughters jumped into the chair to have her ears pierced in "Ears"?
(a) Amma.
(b) Abby.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Tish.

5. What memoir does Doyle describe promoting in "Arms"?
(a) Carry On, Warrior.
(b) Test Talk.
(c) Eat, Pray, Love.
(d) Love Warrior.

6. Who wrote Truth and Beauty?
(a) Anne Lamott.
(b) Ann Patchett.
(c) Elizabeth Gilbert.
(d) Sarah Mosher.

7. How did Doyle first practice "sinking" in order to gain clarity?
(a) In a park.
(b) In church.
(c) In a cemetery.
(d) In a closet.

8. Who is Liz revealed to be in "Terms"?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Elizabeth Gilbert.
(c) Elizabeth Banks.
(d) Elizabeth Hurley.

9. What friend does Doyle describe calling in "Temperatures"?
(a) Martha.
(b) Liz.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anna.

10. Who is the male celebrity referred to in "Adam and Keys"?
(a) Adam Novak.
(b) Adam Levine.
(c) Adam Lambert.
(d) Adam Sandler.

11. Who is described as Doyle's youngest daughter in "Cheetah"?
(a) Tabitha.
(b) Tish.
(c) Abby.
(d) Amma.

12. What cat does Doyle describe purring against her in "Aches"?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Tabitha.
(c) Co-Co.
(d) Mimi.

13. What is the name of Doyle's son?
(a) John.
(b) Michael.
(c) Craig.
(d) Chase.

14. What does "our memo" steal from out children that will allow them to be strong people, according to Doyle in "Memos"?
(a) Strength.
(b) Winning.
(c) Power.
(d) Struggle.

15. What creature is in Doyle's snow globe she was given as a child?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) A castle.
(c) A barn.
(d) A dragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Doyle and her husband initially begin seeing a therapist, according to her narrative in "Blow Jobs"?

2. Who is Doyle's friend who took her first hot yoga class in "Rules"?

3. Where did Doyle live when she met Liz?

4. What is parenting, according to Doyle's metaphor in "Attendants"?

5. What are the two orders of things that comprise the world, according to Doyle in "Imagine"?

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