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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Doyle and her husband initially begin seeing a therapist, according to her narrative in "Blow Jobs"?
(a) Because Doyle had been cheating.
(b) Because Doyle expressed feelings for women.
(c) Because her husband had been cheating.
(d) Because Doyle was having a religious crisis.

2. What is the name of Doyle's older daughter in "Cheetah"?
(a) Tabitha.
(b) Tish.
(c) Amma.
(d) Abby.

3. Where does Doyle describe going with her sister and parents in "Smiles"?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Minsk.

4. How many years ago does Doyle say she got pregnant with her second child in "Vows"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 5.

5. In the conclusion of "Memos," Doyle invents a "New memo." It ends with what line?
(a) Be awake.
(b) Be safe.
(c) Be near.
(d) Be strong.

6. Who did Doyle call first when she made the decision to divorce her husband?
(a) Liz.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Abby.
(d) Her mother.

7. Doyle states in "Know" that she has a friend with serious God issues. This friend calls her sense of Knowing what?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Harold.
(d) Sebastian.

8. What did Tish learn about in kindergarten that cause her to be greatly upset, according to the narrative in"Directions"?
(a) The extinction of dodos.
(b) The dying of polar bears.
(c) The dying of whales.
(d) The dying of koala bears.

9. Of whom does Doyle say in "Beach Houses," maybe she was never meant to be our warning, but rather, our model?
(a) Mary.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Mother Nature.
(d) Eve.

10. What does Doyle say is the fuel of revolution in “Feel”?
(a) Pain.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Guilt.

11. Who is Liz revealed to be in "Terms"?
(a) Elizabeth Banks.
(b) Elizabeth Gilbert.
(c) Elizabeth Hurley.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

12. Where was Doyle's sister when she was giving birth in "Aches"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Texas.

13. In what tense is the narrative of "Touch Trees" related?
(a) Past.
(b) Past perfect.
(c) Future.
(d) Present.

14. What is the name of Doyle's son?
(a) Michael.
(b) John.
(c) Chase.
(d) Craig.

15. Doyle states in "Erikas" that what the world needs is more women who have quit fearing themselves and started doing what?
(a) Creating themselves.
(b) Pushing themselves.
(c) Trusting themselves.
(d) Fighting themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Doyle say she spent with her head in a toilet trying to be light in "Tick Marks"?

2. Where was Doyle's grandmother when she was dying in "Aches"?

3. What does Doyle describe having been used as a tool on parenting when she was in school in "Mirrors"?

4. Where did Doyle meet Liz, according to the narrative in "Terms"?

5. Who picked up Doyle when she arrived to see her sister after she had had a baby in "Aches"?

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