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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the last name of Doyle's children?
(a) Melton.
(b) O'Connor.
(c) Doyle.
(d) Richards.

7. To what does Doyle compare love in a metaphor in "Boulders"?
(a) A rosebush.
(b) A tulip.
(c) A river.
(d) A teardrop.

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

9. Who is the boy in Amma's class that is discussed in "Bases"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Mike.
(d) Jason.

10. How old was Chase when Doyle and his father got him a cell phone?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

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

12. Whose presidency does Doyle saddle with having created the Religious Right movement?
(a) Ronald Reagan's.
(b) Jimmy Carter's.
(c) George W. Bush's.
(d) George H. W. Bush's.

13. Doyle states in "Questions" that she does not believe that "gayness" is contagious, but that she does believe what is?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Love.
(d) Compassion.

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

15. To what Seinfeld character does Doyle compare herself in "Permission Slips"?
(a) George.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Kramer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year of high school was Chase when Doyle took a walk with him to talk about his phone in "Poems"?

2. Who is the woman that is described as asking the question about her grandchildren at the conference in "Questions"?

3. What did Doyle's father do when her therapist first asked her parents to sit in for a session, according to the narrative in "Racists"?

4. From whom is the opening message in "Islands"?

5. How old was Doyle when she began treatment for bulimia?

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