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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doyle say privilege is in "Bases"?
(a) Being born on home plate.
(b) Being born in the catcher's mitt.
(c) Being born on third base.
(d) Being born on second base.

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

3. What is the name of Doyle's sister?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Allison.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where were Ariel's parents found by the team of Doyle's organization to reunite children lost at the border and their families?
(a) Honduras.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Nicaragua.

11. What word did Tish ask her mother to spell for her in "Talks"?
(a) Addiction.
(b) Rosary.
(c) Discovery.
(d) Petition.

12. Doyle states in "Boys" that girls born into a patriarchal society become either shrewd or what?
(a) Armored.
(b) Sick.
(c) Strong.
(d) Wise.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Doyle equates her immersion into the world of black and brown authors and their works to what in "Racists"?

2. How old was Doyle when she first went to have Botox treatments?

3. What was on Abby's necklace that became ensnarled in "Knots"?

4. How old was Ariel when Doyle's sister escorted him back to his family after having been separated at the border?

5. What is the chapter "Concessions" focused on?

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