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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 is Leelee’s full name, which Rhonda only calls her when she is mad at her?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Arletha.
(c) Shirley.
(d) LeeAnn.

2. What liquor is Tasheta setting up for them when the writer returns to the room after trying to find out who her other sister is in "Dear Sister"?
(a) Gin.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Whiskey.

3. What type of alcohol does the little girl’s mother drink when the pastor does not come on Monday in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Grey Goose.
(b) Patron.
(c) Smirnoff.
(d) Tanqueray.

4. What dreams does Lyra begin to have after inviting Eric to come to her first solo art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) Dreams that nobody shows up to her exhibit.
(b) Dreams she arrives at the exhibit naked.
(c) Sex dreams about Eric.
(d) Anxiety dreams.

5. What is Jamie doing when Jael walks by his house after school after the first time she went there?
(a) Washing his Cadillac.
(b) Fixing a fence.
(c) Walking his dog.
(d) Drinking a beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daughter tell her mother she wishes she would do if she really remembers her in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

2. What is Trevor surprised to learn about the girl when he asks if she had seen the Fat Boys’ video on MTV in “Peach Cobbler”?

3. What objects of his dead mother are all over Jamie’s house?

4. Which day of the week does the little girl’s mother always make peach cobbler?

5. To whom is the narrator of “Dear Sister” writing at the start of the short story?

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