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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Dear Sister," what is the truth about the one time the sisters' grandmother was wrong about her pregnancy prediction?
(a) Kimba was pregnant but did not want to tell anyone right away.
(b) The writer’s youngest sister had had an abortion.
(c) That the grandmother was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
(d) That the writer had had an abortion.

3. What does Jael do when her Granny falls during their argument?
(a) She calls 911.
(b) She tries to help.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She stares at her but does help.

4. What does the little girl in “Peach Cobbler” see through her window as she walks home from school one Monday?
(a) Her mother and the pastor having sex.
(b) Her mother with a man she had never seen.
(c) Her mother crying.
(d) The pastor hitting her mother.

5. What is Jamie doing when Jael walks by his house after school after the first time she went there?
(a) Washing his Cadillac.
(b) Fixing a fence.
(c) Drinking a beer.
(d) Walking his dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the woman tell the man he will leave at the end of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

2. What does Jael feel about Sadie when she speaks to her at church?

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

4. What is the title of the final section in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

5. What does Miz Marilyn make them the first time Trevor kisses the girl in “Peach Cobbler”?

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