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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. In "Racists," Doyle describes, in metaphor, growing up in a mine and the air being what?

2. From whom is the opening message in "Islands"?

3. Doyle states in "Boys" that girls born into a patriarchal society become either shrewd or what?

4. Doyle told her daughters in "Racists" that someone once told her that marching is what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Abby turn against God, according to the narrative in "Knots"?

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Doyle react negatively when a character came out to her parents on a TV show in "Concessions"?

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

8. How is imagination important to empathy?

9. What do boulders represent in "Boulders"?

10. What does Doyle remark about modern parents in "Cream Cheeses"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Doyle's friendship with Liz. Who is Liz revealed to be? What has Doyle written? Why does Doyle turn to Liz for advice?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Doyle's relationship with her parents. What were Doyle's perceptions of her parents when she was growing up? How did those perceptions change? What is her relationship like now with them?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Doyle's experiences in Paris. When and why did she go to Paris? What did she observe there? How does Doyle compare Paris to the United States?

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