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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Doyle's organization for border children raise to reunify families in its first nine hours?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $700,000.
(d) $140,000.

2. For how long had Ariel been separated from his family when Doyle's sister escorted him to them again?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. Doyle equates her immersion into the world of black and brown authors and their works to what in "Racists"?
(a) Being caged.
(b) Being transported.
(c) Experiencing bulimia.
(d) Getting sober.

4. What was on Abby's necklace that became ensnarled in "Knots"?
(a) The letter M.
(b) The letter P.
(c) The letter D.
(d) The letter G.

5. How old was Ariel when Doyle's sister escorted him back to his family after having been separated at the border?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

6. Who is the woman that is described as asking the question about her grandchildren at the conference in "Questions"?
(a) Elise.
(b) Ronda.
(c) Mary.
(d) Joanne.

7. Using Doyle's analogy in "Questions," sexuality is what?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Sand.
(d) Air.

8. To what does Doyle equate judgment to in "Bloodbaths"?
(a) Determination.
(b) Self-abandonment.
(c) Self-reliance.
(d) Self-acceptance.

9. What is brave parenting, according to Doyle in "Poems"?
(a) Protecting children from pain.
(b) Standing up for differences.
(c) Listening to the Knowing.
(d) Thinking outside of the box.

10. What does Doyle claim gender is in "Boys"?
(a) Standard.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Prescribed.
(d) Fluid.

11. From whom is the letter in "Boulders"?
(a) K.
(b) M.
(c) H.
(d) L.

12. How old was Tish when Doyle and she went to her favorite bookstore in the narrative of "Talks"?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

13. According to Doyle's analogies in "Questions," if faith is water what is religion?
(a) A glass.
(b) A bathtub.
(c) A droplet.
(d) A sieve.

14. In "Racists," Doyle describes, in metaphor, growing up in a mine and the air being what?
(a) Filled with sand.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Misogyny.

15. Who is described as Jason's wife in "Boys"?
(a) Rochelle.
(b) Mary.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Natasha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doyle told her daughters in "Racists" that someone once told her that marching is what?

2. How much of her daily thoughts are about her body, according to Doyle in "Racists"?

3. To what does Doyle compare humanity in a metaphor in "Racists"?

4. Who is cited in the quote about doing better in "Racists"?

5. What was Tish's soccer jersey issued to her printed with, causing her to lead a revolt?

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