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

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

3. In what year of high school was Chase when Doyle took a walk with him to talk about his phone in "Poems"?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Trayvon Martin have that was perceived of as a gun, according to the narrative in "Racists"?

2. Doyle states in "Poems" that right after itchy boredom is what?

3. Who is described as Jason's wife in "Boys"?

4. To what does Doyle compare love in a metaphor in "Boulders"?

5. Doyle states in "Questions" that she does not believe that "gayness" is contagious, but that she does believe what is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do boulders represent in "Boulders"?

2. What does Doyle liken the experience of unlearning racism to in "Racism"?

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

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

5. Why did Abby turn against God, according to the narrative in "Knots"?

6. What inspired Doyle to begin self-educating herself about race and racism?

7. How has Doyle raised her daughters, according to the narrative in "Boys"?

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

9. How does Doyle present her perspective on sexuaity and choice in "Permission Slips"?

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

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