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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Daughter’s brothers died from drugs use in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Rico.
(d) Tony.

2. How does Jael describe Jamie after he comes out of his room with Kachelle?
(a) Sweating like a crackhead.
(b) Grinning like an idiot.
(c) Old and nasty.
(d) Dumb as heck.

3. How does Jael describe Kachelle after she comes out of Jamie’s room for the first time?
(a) Goofy.
(b) Grinning like an idiot.
(c) Sweaty.
(d) Stinking.

4. What does Kachelle say to Jael after she says she does not believe in heaven?
(a) She does not either.
(b) She is in heaven with Jamie.
(c) God will strike her down.
(d) Heaven is a place on earth.

5. 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 smarter.
(b) She is funnier.
(c) She is prettier.
(d) She is kinder.

6. Which of Mother’s children had the lightest complexion in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Rico.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Ray.
(d) Bruce.

7. What is Jael’s friend’s name, who Granny says is a hussy?
(a) Kachelle.
(b) Courtney.
(c) Kacy.
(d) Sadie.

8. Where did Mother once meet Eddie Levert as evidenced by a photo in their family album?
(a) Her wedding.
(b) A family reunion.
(c) Church.
(d) Backstage at a concert.

9. What does Lyra do as soon as her flight lands after the conference, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) She texts Eric.
(b) She calls Eric.
(c) She sends Eric a picture.
(d) She deletes Eric’s phone number.

10. What did children call Jael when she first started school?
(a) Joel.
(b) Orphan.
(c) Jailbird.
(d) Juvie.

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

12. Where does Daughter go in the morning after her date with Tony while he watches her mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Target.
(b) A cafe.
(c) Work.
(d) Marshall Field’s.

13. In “Feelings,” what does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say the man should never do for her?
(a) Call her.
(b) Cook her dinner.
(c) Give her gifts.
(d) Divorce his wife.

14. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," how often do Eric and Lyra speak once she finally returns his calls?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Biweekly.
(d) Weekly.

15. On what holiday was mother saved when Daughter was young in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Mother’s Day.
(b) New Year’s.
(c) Easter Sunday.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Granny overhear at the corner store that Jael beat up recently?

2. Who shows up at Jael’s house after she refuses to take this person’s calls?

3. What does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say will happen if the man she is writing to develops feelings for her?

4. What does Jael kick down the stairs at Jamie's house after he and Kachelle go to his room?

5. How old is the man Jael says invited her and Kachelle to a crab boil at his house?

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