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

2. What does Olivia say her mother and the pastor are at the end of “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) A beautiful couple.
(b) In love.
(c) The ugliest.
(d) Meant for each other.

3. Which of the sisters in "Dear Sister" still acts as though their father was a good one?
(a) Tasheta.
(b) Renee.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Kimba.

4. What does Eric say when Lyra asks if he thinks God cares about how people treat other people, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) He feels the expectation of kindness is hopeless.
(b) He believes a fear of God is the only reason people are kind to each other.
(c) He believes people do not need church as a motivator for kindness.
(d) He believes God does care about how people treat other people.

5. Why does the little girl’s mother not allow her to go to a sleepover at Latasha’s in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Because she cannot afford to buy her a gift.
(b) Because she does not like Latasha’s father.
(c) Because Latasha’s parents are mean.
(d) Because Latasha’s family is well off, and the mother does not want her daughter to think life is like that.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of alcohol does the little girl’s mother drink when the pastor does not come on Monday in “Peach Cobbler”?

3. Why did Leelee and Rhonda move away from the South and to the northern city in which they currently live?

4. Why was their father nicknamed Stet in the short story “Dear Sister”?

5. What does Leelee say about the space her mother has for her in her life?

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