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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were Ariel's parents found by the team of Doyle's organization to reunite children lost at the border and their families?

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

4. How many flavors of cream cheese was Doyle suggested to provide in "Cream Cheeses"?

5. Who is the friend that eight-year-old Tish said did not like her in the dialogue in "Talks"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Doyle react negatively when a character came out to her parents on a TV show in "Concessions"?

2. What is "cancel cultre" and how does it apply in "Racists"?

3. How did the Evangelical Christian church change during and after the Civil Rights Movement?

4. What do boulders represent in "Boulders"?

5. Why is boredom important to kids, according to Doyle in "Poems"?

6. What happened when Doyle and her husband bought Chase a cell phone?

7. What did the elderly woman ask Doyle at a speaking engagement in "Questions"? How did Doyle respond?

8. How has Doyle raised her son, according to the narrative in "Boys"?

9. What does Doyle remark about modern parents in "Cream Cheeses"?

10. What is Together Rising and what is its mission?

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