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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Doyle's mother's name?

2. Who does Doyle describe calling for advice in "Attendants"?

3. What cat does Doyle describe purring against her in "Aches"?

4. Who is Doyle's grandmother, whom she describes as whispering to her evening rosary in "Aches"?

5. Doyle says in "Algorithms" that her friend Megan has been sober for how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor did Doyle share with Tish in "Buckets"?

2. Where does Doyle encounter the cheetah in "Cheetah"? How is the cheetah presented?

3. What does Doyle say the epitome of womanhood is to patriarchal structures in "Erikas"?

4. What did Doyle's friend suggest as advice for her in "Temperatures"?

5. How does Doyle describe her daughters' differences in "Ears"?

6. What differences does Doyle note between the boys and girls in "Gatherings"?

7. What does Doyle note about gender roles in "Directions"?

8. What is the "desperation" within the story "Tick Marks"?

9. Why is imagining important, according to Doyle?

10. What does the cheetah symbolize in Untamed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Doyle's relationship with religion. How have her religious beliefs changed over time? What has inspired some of these changes? How does she view her religious outlook today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Doyle's relationship with her parents. What were Doyle's perceptions of her parents when she was growing up? How did those perceptions change? What is her relationship like now with them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Doyle's first meeting with Abby. Where did they meet? What were their perceptions of one another? How did this encounter change Doyle?

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