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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the resident cheetah that was introduced in "Cheetah"?
(a) Mitzy.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Abby.
(d) Tabitha.

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

3. Who is Doyle's grandmother, whom she describes as whispering to her evening rosary in "Aches"?
(a) Vangie.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Alice.

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

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

6. Doyle states in "Erikas" that what the world needs is more women who have quit fearing themselves and started doing what?
(a) Creating themselves.
(b) Pushing themselves.
(c) Fighting themselves.
(d) Trusting themselves.

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

8. In what tense is "Tick Marks" related?
(a) Past perfect.
(b) Present.
(c) Past.
(d) Future.

9. Why did Doyle and her husband initially begin seeing a therapist, according to her narrative in "Blow Jobs"?
(a) Because Doyle expressed feelings for women.
(b) Because Doyle had been cheating.
(c) Because her husband had been cheating.
(d) Because Doyle was having a religious crisis.

10. Who is quoted in "Imagine" as saying "Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning"?
(a) Gloria Steinem.
(b) Anne Lamott.
(c) Elizabeth Gilbert.
(d) Sarah Mosher.

11. Who does Doyle describe calling for advice in "Attendants"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Meghan.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Liz.

12. What is said to be Clare's profession in "Imagine"?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Banker.

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

14. What does Doyle say is the fuel of revolution in “Feel”?
(a) Oppression.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Pain.

15. How old does Doyle say she is in "Ghosts"?
(a) 42.
(b) 40.
(c) 44.
(d) 46.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Doyle when she got pregnant and sober?

2. What does Doyle say her children believe is a magical portal of ideas in "Directions"?

3. How many times is the word "selah" found in the Hebrew Bible?

4. How old was Doyle when she describes going to the therapist on Fridays in "Aches"?

5. Of whom does Doyle say in "Beach Houses," maybe she was never meant to be our warning, but rather, our model?

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