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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) God.
(c) Herself.
(d) Pastor.

2. What does the writer in "Dear Sister" feel embarrassed about with regards to her mother having two children with Stetson?
(a) That she is not as pretty as that sister.
(b) That the sister with whom she shares a mother is not very kind.
(c) That her mother decided to be the same fool twice.
(d) That she is not as intelligent as that sister.

3. Why do the woman and Not-Daniel leave their cell phones on full volume when they are together?
(a) In case someone they would rather be with calls.
(b) In case they get an important phone call from work.
(c) In case their children call.
(d) In case they get a call about their mothers.

4. Why does the woman refer to the man with whom she is having an affair as Not-Daniel?
(a) Her ex-boyfriend’s name was Daniel.
(b) She cannot remember his name but it sounds like Daniel.
(c) She has mistaken him for an old high school friend named Daniel.
(d) She does not like the name Daniel.

5. What does the little girl’s mother do with the peach cobbler if the pastor does not show up on Monday?
(a) Eats it all herself.
(b) Gives it to her daughter.
(c) Gives it to the neighbor.
(d) Throws it away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroletta make for Eula for her 31st birthday dinner?

2. Which of the sisters in "Dear Sister" still acts as though their father was a good one?

3. Who approaches the narrator while she stands at her fathers grave after the other mourners have left in "Dear Sister"?

4. What does the narrator learn not to ask her mother about by the time she is six in “Peach Cobbler”?

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

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