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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Doyle compare internet porn producers in "Woods"?
(a) Drug dealers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Bakers.

2. What did Abby describe protecting her island with Doyle in her metaphor in "Islands"?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A ship.
(c) An army.
(d) A moat.

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

4. How many flavors of cream cheese was Doyle suggested to provide in "Cream Cheeses"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

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

6. Who is the friend that eight-year-old Tish said did not like her in the dialogue in "Talks"?
(a) Sara.
(b) Anna.
(c) Keri.
(d) Mary.

7. What must come before revolution, according to Doyle in "Racists"?
(a) Discontent.
(b) Revelation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Unity.

8. What is the chapter "Concessions" focused on?
(a) A television show.
(b) A movie.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A dance club.

9. Why was Doyle's friend Mimi concerned about her son in "Woods"?
(a) He was spending hours playing Nintendo.
(b) He was spending hours on his phone.
(c) He was secretly drinking.
(d) He was dabbling in drugs.

10. What was Tish's soccer jersey issued to her printed with, causing her to lead a revolt?
(a) "Lady Lions."
(b) "Lady Bruins."
(c) "Lady Badgers."
(d) "Lady Rustlers."

11. Doyle told her daughters in "Racists" that someone once told her that marching is what?
(a) Scaring the enemy.
(b) Making a stand.
(c) Praying with your feet.
(d) Showing determination.

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

13. Who is cited in the quote about doing better in "Racists"?
(a) James Wood.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Malcom X.

14. What percentage of white Americans approved of Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was alive, according to Doyle in "Racists"?
(a) 20%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

15. How much of her daily thoughts are about her body, according to Doyle in "Racists"?
(a) 75%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Doyle joke the reason was that everyone is so gay all of a sudden at the conference in "Questions"?

2. How old was Chase when Doyle and his father got him a cell phone?

3. In "Racists," Doyle describes, in metaphor, growing up in a mine and the air being what?

4. What is the last name of Doyle's children?

5. Whose presidency does Doyle saddle with having created the Religious Right movement?

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