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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “How to Make Love to a Physicist” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Olivia notice on the hall table while eating with Trevor and his mother after his aunt died in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) A picture of her mother.
(b) A letter from her mother.
(c) A picture of Trevor and his prom date.
(d) A picture of Trevor’s aunt.

2. What did Leelee and Rhonda drink down South with tons of sugar in it?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Koolaid.
(c) Sun tea.
(d) Iced Coffee.

3. In “Peach Cobbler,” what is the girl told she has to do to help the pastor’s son?
(a) Tutor him in English.
(b) Tutor him in math.
(c) Teach him to read.
(d) Clean his room.

4. What school did Kimba, the oldest sister in "Dear Sister," attend for college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Penn State.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

5. What does Olivia say regarding the pastor after she returns home for her final tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) She loves his house.
(b) She thinks he’s great.
(c) His wife is amazing.
(d) She does not want him in their house anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nichelle say her grandmother would like to know at the end of her letter in "Dear Sister"?

2. What does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” always have for dinner at her house?

3. Why does the little girl think the man who visits her mother is God?

4. What does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” imagine putting in the cobbler before giving it to the pastor?

5. Which sister in "Dear Sister" is the only one with whom the writer shares a mother?

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