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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grade is the girl in when she “had tired of fighting off boys and gave in” (55)?
(a) 8th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 9th.

2. 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.

3. What does Caroletta make for Eula for her 31st birthday dinner?
(a) Baked chicken.
(b) A casserole.
(c) Potato salad.
(d) Gumbo.

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

5. Why does the little girl think the man who visits her mother is God?
(a) Because that is what he tells her.
(b) Because that is what her mother yells when they are in the bedroom.
(c) Because her neighbor tells her he is God.
(d) Because that is what her mother tells her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only information the girl’s mother has ever given her about who her father is in “Peach Cobbler”?

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

3. What does the girl’s mother in “Peach Cobbler” tell her she would do if she was smart when she finds her making peach cobbler?

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

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

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