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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What painting is described in "Smiles"?
(a) American Gothic.
(b) The Mona Lisa.
(c) Girl with a Pearl Earring.
(d) The Starry Night.

2. What is the name of the resident cheetah that was introduced in "Cheetah"?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Abby.
(c) Mitzy.
(d) Tabitha.

3. What is parenting, according to Doyle's metaphor in "Attendants"?
(a) Driving a car on thin ice.
(b) Serving on a jury.
(c) Serving peanuts amidst turbulence.
(d) Flying a plane amidst turbulence.

4. Who is quoted in "Imagine" as saying "Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning"?
(a) Sarah Mosher.
(b) Anne Lamott.
(c) Gloria Steinem.
(d) Elizabeth Gilbert.

5. Who does Doyle describe interviewing her about her first memoir in "Ghosts"?
(a) Whoopi Goldberg.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Elizabeth Gilbert.
(d) Stephen Colbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tish said to be now in "Vows"?

2. Who gave Doyle a snow globe when she was a child?

3. Of whom does Doyle say in "Beach Houses," maybe she was never meant to be our warning, but rather, our model?

4. Which of Doyle's daughters jumped into the chair to have her ears pierced in "Ears"?

5. How old was Megan when she married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the focus of "Polar Bears"? What is this story about?

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

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

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

5. How did the Ache cause problems for Doyle?

6. What held Doyle back from surrendering to love when she was a child, according to her narrative in "Aches"?

7. What metaphor did Doyle share with Tish in "Buckets"?

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

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

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

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