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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Megan when she married?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 38.

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

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

4. 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 her husband had been cheating.
(c) Because Doyle had been cheating.
(d) Because Doyle was having a religious crisis.

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

6. Where did Doyle live when she met Liz?
(a) Naples, Florida.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) New York, New York.

7. What did Tish learn about in kindergarten that cause her to be greatly upset, according to the narrative in"Directions"?
(a) The dying of koala bears.
(b) The dying of whales.
(c) The extinction of dodos.
(d) The dying of polar bears.

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

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

10. What did Doyle's sister name her child in "Aches"?
(a) Doris.
(b) Alice.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sarah.

11. What kind of award did Abby receive in "Gardens"?
(a) An Obie Award.
(b) An Icon Award.
(c) An Emmy Award.
(d) An Oscar Award.

12. Who gave Doyle a snow globe when she was a child?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

15. In what tense is the narrative of "Touch Trees" related?
(a) Past perfect.
(b) Present.
(c) Past.
(d) Future.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the poem "Dropping Keys"?

3. What class counts the votes in "Tick Marks"?

4. In the conclusion of "Memos," Doyle invents a "New memo." It ends with what line?

5. Doyle says in "Algorithms" that her friend Megan has been sober for how long?

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