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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What painting is described in "Smiles"?
(a) Girl with a Pearl Earring.
(b) The Mona Lisa.
(c) American Gothic.
(d) The Starry Night.

2. What does Doyle describe having been used as a tool on parenting when she was in school in "Mirrors"?
(a) An egg.
(b) A can of soup.
(c) A flour sack.
(d) A doll.

3. When Abby told Doyle's mother that she wanted to propose to her, Doyle's mother told her that she hadn't seen her daughter this alive since she was how old?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

5. How many times is the word "selah" found in the Hebrew Bible?
(a) 65.
(b) 95.
(c) 23.
(d) 74.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Doyle describe calling for advice in "Attendants"?

2. What is Doyle's mother's name?

3. What was Doyle doing for a living when she became pregnant for the first time?

4. How many years does Doyle say she spent with her head in a toilet trying to be light in "Tick Marks"?

5. What does "selah" refer to?

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