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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Jael” Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class does Leelee teach on Friday afternoons?
(a) Black Women in Literature.
(b) Black History.
(c) Black Feminism.
(d) Economics.

2. What did Leelee and Rhonda drink down South with tons of sugar in it?
(a) Sun tea.
(b) Koolaid.
(c) Iced Coffee.
(d) Lemonade.

3. How does Jael describe Jamie after he comes out of his room with Kachelle?
(a) Grinning like an idiot.
(b) Sweating like a crackhead.
(c) Old and nasty.
(d) Dumb as heck.

4. 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?
(a) She would save money.
(b) She would add more peaches.
(c) She would not try to be anything like her mother.
(d) She would study harder.

5. What does Eula say about Valentine’s Day which hurts Caroletta’s feelings?
(a) That next Valentine’s Day will be the last one she spends alone.
(b) That she does not like the gift Caroletta got her for Valentine’s Day.
(c) That she does not want to spend Valentine’s Day with Caroletta.
(d) That she does not believe in Valentine’s Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writer in "Dear Sister" feel embarrassed about with regards to her mother having two children with Stetson?

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

3. What kind of car does the pastor’s wife drive in “Peach Cobbler”?

4. How old is the man Jael says invited her and Kachelle to a crab boil at his house?

5. 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)?

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