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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Conflicts" - "Human".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Doyle compare internet porn producers in "Woods"?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Bakers.
(c) Drug dealers.
(d) Roaches.

2. How old was the soccer player that Doyle describes as annoying her in a game against Tish's team in "Comfort Zones"?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

3. Doyle presses the reader in "Comfort Zones" to not mistake modesty for what?
(a) Shyness.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Humility.
(d) Martyrdom.

4. What does "selah" refer to?
(a) A marriage ritual.
(b) A holy silence.
(c) A spoken prayer.
(d) A bow to God.

5. Who is cited in "Eyes" as having said that there is no greater burden on a child than the unlived life of the parent?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Mary Oliver.
(d) Carl Jung.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the boy in Amma's class that is discussed in "Bases"?

2. What television show does Doyle describe watching with her family after the news as a child in "Racists"?

3. What portmanteau does Doyle create to describe life in "Streams"?

4. How old was Tish when Doyle and she went to her favorite bookstore in the narrative of "Talks"?

5. Which of Doyle's daughters stepped back from having her ears pierced in "Ears"?

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