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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many choices does Doyle assert we have when hate or division is being spread in our religious institutions in "Decals"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What did Trayvon Martin have that was perceived of as a gun, according to the narrative in "Racists"?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A toy gun.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A bag of Skittles.

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

5. In what year of high school was Chase when Doyle took a walk with him to talk about his phone in "Poems"?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Junior.
(d) Freshman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What friend did not like Tish when she was 12, according to the narrative in "Talks"?
(a) Sara.
(b) Maria.
(c) Donna.
(d) Michelle.

14. Where does Doyle say her mother lives in "Islands"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

15. How old was Doyle when she began treatment for bulimia?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the boy in Amma's class that is discussed in "Bases"?

2. Who is described as Jason's wife in "Boys"?

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

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

5. Doyle states in "Boys" that girls born into a patriarchal society become either shrewd or what?

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