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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday are Eula and her friend celebrating in the short story "Eula"?
(a) New Year’s Eve.
(b) Valentine’s Day.
(c) July 4th.
(d) Christmas Eve.

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

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

4. Where did Rhonda work when she bought her first home?
(a) A mortgage company.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The post office.
(d) A university.

5. What does the narrator learn not to ask her mother about by the time she is six in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Her peach cobbler and God.
(b) Money.
(c) Candy.
(d) Where babies came from.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” always have for dinner at her house?

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

3. What do Eric and Lyra say when they meet for the first time before her art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

4. What does Leelee say about the space her mother has for her in her life?

5. How old is Eula when she and Caroletta first become intimate?

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