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

2. How long ago does Doyle describe watching CNN in "Boys"?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 7 years ago.

3. How old was Doyle when she first went to have Botox treatments?
(a) 39.
(b) 32.
(c) 42.
(d) 35.

4. What famous essay by Martin Luther King, Jr. does Doyle discuss in "Racists"?
(a) "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence."
(b) "On the Importance of Jazz."
(c) "I Have a Dream."
(d) "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

5. What does Doyle consider to be the catalyst of compassion in "Bases"?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Pain.
(d) Imagination.

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

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

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

9. Doyle states in "Poems" that right after itchy boredom is what?
(a) Depression.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Self-discovery.

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

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

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

13. In what grade is Amma in Doyle's narrative about her in "Bases"?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Fifth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What television show does Doyle describe watching with her family after the news as a child in "Racists"?

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

4. What did Abby describe protecting her island with Doyle in her metaphor in "Islands"?

5. How many choices does Doyle assert we have when hate or division is being spread in our religious institutions in "Decals"?

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