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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leelee tell Rhonda she wants to do when she calls her after the incident at the university?
(a) She wants to quit her job.
(b) She wants to go home.
(c) She wants to get married.
(d) She wants to break up.

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

3. Which of the sisters in "Dear Sister" still acts as though their father was a good one?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Renee.
(c) Kimba.
(d) Tasheta.

4. What day of the week does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin making peach cobbler while her mother drinks?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

5. What do Eula and her friend do after finishing their first bottle of Spumante?
(a) Take a hot shower.
(b) Order Chinese.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Watch a movie.

6. Why does the grandmother in "Dear Sister" think one of the girls is pregnant when they are staying with her before their father’s funeral?
(a) Because someone told her one of them was pregnant.
(b) Because she had dreams of babies that week.
(c) Because she had dreams of fish that week.
(d) Because she dreamed her granddaughter was pregnant.

7. What does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” imagine putting in the cobbler before giving it to the pastor?
(a) Nails.
(b) Hot sauce.
(c) Extra peaches.
(d) Glass.

8. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” get her first job at age 14?
(a) A diner.
(b) The movie theater.
(c) An office.
(d) A shoe store.

9. How old is Eula when she and Caroletta first become intimate?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 40.

10. 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) If she will come visit.
(d) Who her mother is.

11. Where are Trevor’s parents the first time he and Olivia make love in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) The movies.
(c) Visiting his sick aunt.
(d) Church.

12. Why does the little girl’s mother not allow her to go to a sleepover at Latasha’s in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Because she does not like Latasha’s father.
(b) Because she cannot afford to buy her a gift.
(c) Because Latasha’s family is well off, and the mother does not want her daughter to think life is like that.
(d) Because Latasha’s parents are mean.

13. What school did Kimba, the oldest sister in "Dear Sister," attend for college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Penn State.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

14. 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) Whiskey.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

15. What does the little girl in “Peach Cobbler” see through her window as she walks home from school one Monday?
(a) Her mother with a man she had never seen.
(b) The pastor hitting her mother.
(c) Her mother and the pastor having sex.
(d) Her mother crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Leelee and Rhonda when they met?

2. What does Olivia say regarding the pastor after she returns home for her final tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?

3. What is the real name of the man for whom the little girl’s mother makes peach cobbler?

4. What does Olivia do after she leaves Trevor’s house after their final tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?

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

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