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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the sisters in "Dear Sister" spend most of their summers growing up?
(a) Summer camp.
(b) Their father's.
(c) Their mother’s.
(d) Their grandmother's.

2. What does Tasheta tell her sister to tell Jackie regarding their father at the beginning of the letter in "Dear Sister"?
(a) That she did not miss much not having him around.
(b) That he was a good man.
(c) That she never met him either.
(d) That she would have loved him.

3. 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 add more peaches.
(b) She would study harder.
(c) She would save money.
(d) She would not try to be anything like her mother.

4. What type of alcohol does the little girl’s mother drink when the pastor does not come on Monday in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Patron.
(b) Smirnoff.
(c) Grey Goose.
(d) Tanqueray.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dear Sister," what do the letter writer’s sisters do after she tells them Chauncey tried to ask her out at the funeral?

2. Which of her sisters in "Dear Sister" does the writer assume cannot be pregnant because she gets Depo shots?

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

4. Where does the woman wait outside of at the start of “Not-Daniel"?

5. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin to sleep at age 11?

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