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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sadie tell Jamie about her underwater dream in the fantasy Jael has about her?
(a) That she loves her.
(b) That the water is really her tears.
(c) That she knows how her mother died.
(d) That she is crazy.

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

3. How does Granny say she and her family have alway chosen baby names?
(a) By choosing randomly from the Bible.
(b) By praying for the right name.
(c) By pulling names from a hat.
(d) By assigning each name a number an rolling a dice.

4. What does Jael from the Bible story do in the Song of Deborah?
(a) She kills Sisera.
(b) She gives birth to a daughter.
(c) She kills Deborah.
(d) She marries Sisera.

5. 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?
(a) He will regret it.
(b) She will dump him.
(c) She will tell his wife.
(d) The moment will pass.

6. Who does Lyra not want to invite to her first solo art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) Eric.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her students.
(d) Her colleagues.

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

8. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who Jael describes in her journal at the start of “Jael”?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Sally.

9. 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) Work.
(c) Marshall Field’s.
(d) A cafe.

10. Who shows up at Jael’s house after she refuses to take this person’s calls?
(a) Jamie.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Twan.
(d) Kachelle.

11. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," what does Lyra’s therapist encourage her to stop wearing after Lyra deletes Eric’s number for the second time?
(a) Girdles.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Stockings.
(d) A bra.

12. What does Eric say when the narrator tells him her name is Lyra, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) Beautiful name for a beautiful women.
(b) Home to one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
(c) His mother’s name is Lyra.
(d) What is a Lyra?

13. In “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” what is it about the men the narrator addresses that she says turns her on?
(a) Their hunger and deprivation.
(b) Their looks.
(c) Their wealth.
(d) Their eagerness.

14. What group was Eddie Levert the lead singer of?
(a) The Four Tops.
(b) Eddie and the Cruisers.
(c) The O’Jays.
(d) The Temptations.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny say she must have tripped over when she fell during an argument with Jael about her getting a job?

2. What does granny’s friend Barbara say does not mix when they discuss what happened to Jamie?

3. On what holiday was mother saved when Daughter was young in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

4. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," what gift does Eric send to Lyra’s school?

5. What is the title of Lyra’s first solo art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

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