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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Peach Cobbler” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eula say about Valentine’s Day which hurts Caroletta’s feelings?
(a) That next Valentine’s Day will be the last one she spends alone.
(b) That she does not like the gift Caroletta got her for Valentine’s Day.
(c) That she does not want to spend Valentine’s Day with Caroletta.
(d) That she does not believe in Valentine’s Day.

3. 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) If she is pregnant.
(c) If she has married.
(d) Who her mother is.

4. What liquor is Tasheta setting up for them when the writer returns to the room after trying to find out who her other sister is in "Dear Sister"?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

5. Why was their father nicknamed Stet in the short story “Dear Sister”?
(a) Because he wore a stethoscope around his neck.
(b) Because in high school he always wore a Stetson hat.
(c) Because he always wore Stetson cologne.
(d) Because he sold Stetson hats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Eula and her friend’s occupation?

2. Why is the narrator writing the letter in “Dear Sister”?

3. Why does the little girl’s mother not allow her to go to a sleepover at Latasha’s in “Peach Cobbler”?

4. In "Dear Sister," what is the truth about the one time the sisters' grandmother was wrong about her pregnancy prediction?

5. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” get her first job at age 14?

(see the answer key)

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