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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Olivia do after she leaves Trevor’s house after their final tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Writes him a letter.
(b) Calls her mother.
(c) Cries.
(d) Spends her money.

2. What are Eula and her friend’s occupation?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Freelance writer.
(c) School nurse.
(d) School teacher.

3. What does the little girl’s mother do with the peach cobbler if the pastor does not show up on Monday?
(a) Gives it to the neighbor.
(b) Eats it all herself.
(c) Throws it away.
(d) Gives it to her daughter.

4. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin to sleep at age 11?
(a) The living room.
(b) The bedroom floor.
(c) Her friend’s house.
(d) Her father’s house.

5. What does Miz Marilyn make them the first time Trevor kisses the girl in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Pie.
(b) Cold cuts.
(c) Grilled cheese.
(d) Spaghetti.

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 she dreamed her granddaughter was pregnant.
(b) Because she had dreams of fish that week.
(c) Because she had dreams of babies that week.
(d) Because someone told her one of them was pregnant.

7. In “Peach Cobbler,” what do readers finally learn the girl’s name is when she arrives at the pastor’s house and he answers?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Octavia.
(d) Stella.

8. What does Rhonda cook for Leelee when they got home after work in “Snowfall”?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Banana pudding.
(c) Crab legs.
(d) Thai food.

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

10. How old were Leelee and Rhonda when they met?
(a) 30.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

11. What does Rhonda say “Black women aren’t meant to” (75) do at the start of “Snowfall”?
(a) Date.
(b) Live in cold climates.
(c) Shovel snow.
(d) Get married.

12. Which day of the week does the little girl’s mother always make peach cobbler?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

13. What does Eula say about Valentine’s Day which hurts Caroletta’s feelings?
(a) That next Valentine’s Day will be the last one she spends alone.
(b) That she does not like the gift Caroletta got her for Valentine’s Day.
(c) That she does not want to spend Valentine’s Day with Caroletta.
(d) That she does not believe in Valentine’s Day.

14. Who does the little girl tell her mother the peach cobbler belongs to when she is found eating it out of the trash?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Pastor.
(c) God.
(d) Herself.

15. What does the girl’s mother in “Peach Cobbler” tell her she would do if she was smart when she finds her making peach cobbler?
(a) She would save money.
(b) She would study harder.
(c) She would add more peaches.
(d) She would not try to be anything like her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Trevor and the girl begin to do at the beginning of each tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?

2. Why is the narrator writing the letter in “Dear Sister”?

3. 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"?

4. Who ruins Eula’s 31st birthday dinner?

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

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