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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 Rhonda say “Black women aren’t meant to” (75) do at the start of “Snowfall”?
(a) Get married.
(b) Shovel snow.
(c) Date.
(d) Live in cold climates.

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

3. What happens to Leelee when she arrives at the university on the snow day?
(a) She falls.
(b) She realizes she forgot her papers.
(c) She cannot remember what class she has.
(d) She realizes the school is closed.

4. What is Leelee’s full name, which Rhonda only calls her when she is mad at her?
(a) Shirley.
(b) LeeAnn.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Arletha.

5. Who does the little girl tell her mother the peach cobbler belongs to when she is found eating it out of the trash?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Pastor.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Peach Cobbler,” how is Monica different from Olivia?

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

3. In “Peach Cobbler,” what is the girl told she has to do to help the pastor’s son?

4. What grade is the girl in when she “had tired of fighting off boys and gave in” (55)?

5. What kind of car does the pastor’s wife drive in “Peach Cobbler”?

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