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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 is one of the lies Renee would tell her friends about her father in "Dear Sister"?
(a) That he is the richest man in the country.
(b) That he takes her to the Bahamas.
(c) That he is a famous musician.
(d) That he is a famous actor.

2. 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.

3. What holiday are Eula and her friend celebrating in the short story "Eula"?
(a) July 4th.
(b) Valentine’s Day.
(c) New Year’s Eve.
(d) Christmas Eve.

4. What does Lyra decide at 2 a.m. when she considers inviting Eric up to her hotel room, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) She decides to go for it.
(b) She will invite him the next night if she still wants to.
(c) She does not want to be the kind of woman her mother warned her not to be.
(d) She will wait for him to make the first move.

5. What is Leelee’s full name, which Rhonda only calls her when she is mad at her?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Olivia.
(c) LeeAnn.
(d) Arletha.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Granny reads Jael’s journal, what does she say she does not want living under her roof?

2. What subjects does the narrator of "How to Make Love to A Physicist" assume the man she sees teaches based on his “face and baby dreads” (95)?

3. What does Leelee tell Rhonda she wants to do when she calls her after the incident at the university?

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

5. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," what gift does Eric send to Lyra’s school?

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