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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Granny overhear at the corner store that Jael beat up recently?
(a) Matt.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Tony.
(d) Twan.

2. In “Peach Cobbler,” what is the girl told she has to do to help the pastor’s son?
(a) Tutor him in math.
(b) Teach him to read.
(c) Tutor him in English.
(d) Clean his room.

3. In "Dear Sister," what is the truth about the one time the sisters' grandmother was wrong about her pregnancy prediction?
(a) That the grandmother was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
(b) The writer’s youngest sister had had an abortion.
(c) That the writer had had an abortion.
(d) Kimba was pregnant but did not want to tell anyone right away.

4. How old was Leelee’s mother when she had her?
(a) 31.
(b) 41.
(c) 17.
(d) 21.

5. Why was their father nicknamed Stet in the short story “Dear Sister”?
(a) Because in high school he always wore a Stetson hat.
(b) Because he wore a stethoscope around his neck.
(c) Because he always wore Stetson cologne.
(d) Because he sold Stetson hats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rhonda work when she bought her first home?

2. Why has Leelee’s mother distanced herself from her daughter, whom she had once told she could not imagine life without?

3. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who Jael describes in her journal at the start of “Jael”?

4. How does Jael describe Jamie after he comes out of his room with Kachelle?

5. What grade is the girl in when she “had tired of fighting off boys and gave in” (55)?

(see the answer key)

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