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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doyle call the evidence that your imagination has not given up on you in "Imagine"?
(a) Disorder.
(b) Delusions.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Discontent.

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

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

4. What does "selah" refer to?
(a) A spoken prayer.
(b) A bow to God.
(c) A holy silence.
(d) A marriage ritual.

5. What is the name of Doyle's older daughter in "Cheetah"?
(a) Tish.
(b) Abby.
(c) Tabitha.
(d) Amma.

6. With whom does Doyle discuss having a conversation in "Buckets"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Tish.
(c) Amma.
(d) Her father.

7. Who was Doyle's husband?
(a) Craig.
(b) Mark.
(c) James.
(d) Jason.

8. Who is the female celebrity referred to in "Adam and Keys"?
(a) Cher.
(b) Alicia Keys.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Adele.

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

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

11. Where did Doyle meet Liz, according to the narrative in "Terms"?
(a) At a funeral.
(b) At a shopping center.
(c) At a church.
(d) At an airport.

12. What is Doyle's mother's name?
(a) Doris.
(b) Anna.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Sarah.

13. Doyle states in "Know" that she has a friend with serious God issues. This friend calls her sense of Knowing what?
(a) Mark.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Harold.
(d) Jennifer.

14. How old was Doyle when she describes going to the therapist on Fridays in "Aches"?
(a) 13.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

15. What class counts the votes in "Tick Marks"?
(a) History class.
(b) Social studies class.
(c) Journalism class.
(d) Student government class.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Doyle describe going with her sister and parents in "Smiles"?

2. Doyle states in "Erikas" that what the world needs is more women who have quit fearing themselves and started doing what?

3. How many years ago does Doyle say she got pregnant with her second child in "Vows"?

4. What is the name of the resident cheetah that was introduced in "Cheetah"?

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

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