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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 the name of Doyle's son?

2. What does Doyle refer to Homecoming as in "Tick Marks"?

3. Doyle states in "Know" that she has a friend with serious God issues. This friend calls her sense of Knowing what?

4. How old was Doyle when she got pregnant and sober?

5. What is the name of the Labrador retriever introduced by the zookeeper in "Cheetah"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Doyle realize about the "Ache" when visiting her dying grandmother?

2. What does the snow globe represent in "Dragons"?

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

4. From where does the title of "Blow Jobs" arise? What scenario is presented in this chapter?

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

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

7. What metaphor is explored in "Touch Trees"?

8. Who is Liz and what is her relationship to Doyle?

9. What metaphor did Liz use when giving advice to Doyle in "Attendants"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Doyle's views on sexuality. Does Doyle believe that sexuality is a choice for her or for others? How does she explain her own shift in sexuality?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Doyle's experiences in Paris. When and why did she go to Paris? What did she observe there? How does Doyle compare Paris to the United States?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the cheetah Tabitha and Doyle's experience at the cheetah run. How was Doyle impacted by this experience? What did it teach her about herself? What did it teach her about the world around her?

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