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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 does "selah" refer to?

2. What is parenting, according to Doyle's metaphor in "Attendants"?

3. What does Doyle say makes the story she relates in "Tick Marks" unforgivable?

4. Who wrote the poem "Dropping Keys"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Doyle define freedom in "Ghosts"?

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

6. How does Doyle metaphorically describe herself in the conclusion of "Feel"?

7. What was taught in the Bible class Doyle describes attending in "Apples"?

8. What does the Hebrew term selah mean and why is it referenced in "Vows"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three examples of irony in Untamed. What dramatic irony is employed in the memoir? What are examples of situational irony that arise? What purpose does each example serve to the work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the meaning of "freedom" in Untamed. What does freedom mean to Doyle? What does it mean to you? How do we attain freedom?

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