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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “When Eddie Levert Comes” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nichelle say her grandmother would like to know at the end of her letter in "Dear Sister"?
(a) If she has married.
(b) If she is pregnant.
(c) Who her mother is.
(d) If she will come visit.

2. How does the woman describe her tone is the “Feelings” section of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) Dark.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Light-hearted.
(d) Austere.

3. Why does the daughter feel her “new” mother is preferable to the one she had growing up in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) She is prettier.
(b) She is funnier.
(c) She is kinder.
(d) She is smarter.

4. Who shows up at Jael’s house after she refuses to take this person’s calls?
(a) Kachelle.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Twan.
(d) Jamie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lyra do as soon as her flight lands after the conference, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

2. In “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” what is it about the men the narrator addresses that she says turns her on?

3. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," what does Lyra’s therapist encourage her to stop wearing after Lyra deletes Eric’s number for the second time?

4. What does Granny say she is going to tell Jael she needs to do after she told her she made “shitty crabs” (129)?

5. With whom did Tasheta recently celebrate her fifth anniversary in "Dear Sister"?

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