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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the woman and Not-Daniel have in common?
(a) They are both married.
(b) They are both college professors.
(c) They have two children.
(d) Their mothers are dying.

5. How old is the little girl in “Peach Cobbler” when she first starts her period?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator ask Not-Daniel if he thought about after they had made love in her car?

5. What does Nichelle say her grandmother would like to know at the end of her letter in "Dear Sister"?

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