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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grade is the girl in when she “had tired of fighting off boys and gave in” (55)?
(a) 9th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 8th.

2. 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) Get married.
(d) Shovel snow.

3. What class does Leelee teach on Friday afternoons?
(a) Economics.
(b) Black Feminism.
(c) Black History.
(d) Black Women in Literature.

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

5. Who is Leelee’s father?
(a) A car salesman she has never met.
(b) Her mother’s high school sweet heart.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A church deacon with whom her mother had an affair.

6. 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) Gives it to her daughter.
(c) Throws it away.
(d) Eats it all herself.

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

8. 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) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Tequila.

9. What is the real name of the man for whom the little girl’s mother makes peach cobbler?
(a) Pastor McFeely.
(b) Pastor Nelson.
(c) Pastor Neely.
(d) Pastor Jacobs.

10. What kind of car does the pastor’s wife drive in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) A Tesla.
(b) A pink Cadillac.
(c) A blue Porsche.
(d) A red corvette.

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

12. What does Leelee wake Rhonda to ask her the night before the snowfall?
(a) If she will shovel for them in the morning.
(b) If she ever thinks of moving back South.
(c) If they can cuddle.
(d) If the heat is on.

13. What Is one of the things Eula tells Caroletta she plans to do to try to find a husband?
(a) Let her mother fix her up with somebody.
(b) Go on a blind date.
(c) Sign up for a dating app.
(d) Join the church singles softball team.

14. What happens to Leelee when she arrives at the university on the snow day?
(a) She cannot remember what class she has.
(b) She realizes the school is closed.
(c) She falls.
(d) She realizes she forgot her papers.

15. Why do the woman and Not-Daniel leave their cell phones on full volume when they are together?
(a) In case someone they would rather be with calls.
(b) In case they get a call about their mothers.
(c) In case their children call.
(d) In case they get an important phone call from work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only information the girl’s mother has ever given her about who her father is in “Peach Cobbler”?

2. What is one of the lies Renee would tell her friends about her father in "Dear Sister"?

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

4. Where did Rhonda work when she bought her first home?

5. What do the woman and Not-Daniel have in common?

(see the answer keys)

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