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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the grandmother in "Dear Sister" think one of the girls is pregnant when they are staying with her before their father’s funeral?
(a) Because she had dreams of fish that week.
(b) Because she dreamed her granddaughter was pregnant.
(c) Because she had dreams of babies that week.
(d) Because someone told her one of them was pregnant.

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

3. What Is one of the things Eula tells Caroletta she plans to do to try to find a husband?
(a) Sign up for a dating app.
(b) Go on a blind date.
(c) Join the church singles softball team.
(d) Let her mother fix her up with somebody.

4. Why is the narrator writing the letter in “Dear Sister”?
(a) Tell of their grandmother’s death.
(b) Tell of their grandfather’s death.
(c) To tell of their mother’s death.
(d) To tell of their father’s death.

5. Why does Eula cancel her 31st birthday plans with Caroletta?
(a) The man she has been dating wants to take her out.
(b) She has had too much to drink.
(c) She is mad at Caroletta.
(d) She is afraid they will be intimate again.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dear Sister," what is the truth about the one time the sisters' grandmother was wrong about her pregnancy prediction?

2. What does Eula say about Valentine’s Day which hurts Caroletta’s feelings?

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

4. Who ruins Eula’s 31st birthday dinner?

5. Why does the woman refer to the man with whom she is having an affair as Not-Daniel?

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