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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dear Sister” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nichelle say her grandmother would like to know at the end of her letter in "Dear Sister"?
(a) Who her mother is.
(b) If she is pregnant.
(c) If she has married.
(d) If she will come visit.

2. What school did Kimba, the oldest sister in "Dear Sister," attend for college?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Penn State.
(d) Princeton.

3. What holiday was it when Renee was disappointed her father did not attend church with them as he had promised in "Dear Sister"?
(a) Mother’s Day.
(b) Father’s Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Easter.

4. In "Dear Sister," who do the girls ask to find out who their other sister is after Miss Margaret mentions her?
(a) Their grandmother.
(b) Renee’s mother.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Uncle Bird.

5. What are Eula and her friend’s occupation?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Freelance writer.
(c) School nurse.
(d) School teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was their father nicknamed Stet in the short story “Dear Sister”?

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

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

4. Why does Eula cancel her 31st birthday plans with Caroletta?

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

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