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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sister in "Dear Sister" is the only one with whom the writer shares a mother?
(a) Tasheta.
(b) Renee.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Kimba.

2. What happens to Leelee when she arrives at the university on the snow day?
(a) She cannot remember what class she has.
(b) She realizes she forgot her papers.
(c) She falls.
(d) She realizes the school is closed.

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

4. 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 will come visit.
(d) If she has married.

5. To whom is the narrator of “Dear Sister” writing at the start of the short story?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her sister Jackie.
(c) Her sister Jennifer.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rhonda say “Black women aren’t meant to” (75) do at the start of “Snowfall”?

2. How old is the little girl in “Peach Cobbler” when she first starts her period?

3. What does Rhonda cook for Leelee when they got home after work in “Snowfall”?

4. Why does the little girl’s mother not allow her to go to a sleepover at Latasha’s in “Peach Cobbler”?

5. What school did Kimba, the oldest sister in "Dear Sister," attend for college?

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