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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. From whom is the opening message in "Islands"?
(a) G.
(b) S.
(c) R.
(d) M.

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

7. What organization did Doyle help form for children on the border?
(a) Together Rising.
(b) Women United.
(c) Women Rising.
(d) Helping Hands.

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

9. Who did Chase say he read gave up his phone in "Poems"?
(a) Ed Sheeran.
(b) Prince.
(c) Boy George.
(d) Adam Levine.

10. What percentage of white Americans approve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, according to Doyle in "Racists"?
(a) 60%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 70%.
(d) 90%.

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

12. What television show does Doyle describe watching with her family after the news as a child in "Racists"?
(a) Growing Pains.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Alf.
(d) Cops.

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

14. Where does Doyle describe sitting in a minister's office in "Knots"?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Texas.

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

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 boy in Amma's class that is discussed in "Bases"?

3. What is the name of Doyle's sister?

4. What must come before revolution, according to Doyle in "Racists"?

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

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