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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 did Doyle joke the reason was that everyone is so gay all of a sudden at the conference in "Questions"?

2. What organization did Doyle help form for children on the border?

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

4. What does Doyle claim gender is in "Boys"?

5. What percentage of white Americans approve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, according to Doyle in "Racists"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is imagination important to empathy?

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

8. What do boulders represent in "Boulders"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of Untamed. The plot structure of this memoir reflects upon its themes. How does it do this? How are the chapters and parts structured? Why has Doyle chosen to structure her memoir in this way?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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