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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 Trevor and his prom date.
(b) A picture of Trevor’s aunt.
(c) A letter from her mother.
(d) A picture of her mother.

2. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin to sleep at age 11?
(a) The living room.
(b) Her friend’s house.
(c) The bedroom floor.
(d) Her father’s house.

3. What does Leelee say about the space her mother has for her in her life?
(a) It is gone.
(b) It is suffocating.
(c) It is not big enough for two.
(d) It is vast.

4. What does the girl’s mother in “Peach Cobbler” tell her she would do if she was smart when she finds her making peach cobbler?
(a) She would not try to be anything like her mother.
(b) She would study harder.
(c) She would save money.
(d) She would add more peaches.

5. What does Nichelle say her grandmother would like to know at the end of her letter in "Dear Sister"?
(a) If she will come visit.
(b) Who her mother is.
(c) If she is pregnant.
(d) If she has married.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Tasheta recently celebrate her fifth anniversary in "Dear Sister"?

2. Why does the grandmother in "Dear Sister" think one of the girls is pregnant when they are staying with her before their father’s funeral?

3. What do Trevor and the girl begin to do at the beginning of each tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?

4. How does Lyra apologize to Eric for not calling him for awhile in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

5. In “Peach Cobbler,” what does Olivia bring to the tutoring session after Trevor’s aunt dies?

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