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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what section of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” does the woman say she is attracted to him because he is off-limits?
(a) “Feelings.”
(b) “Sex.”
(c) “Foreplay.”
(d) “Your Wife.”

3. What is the first heading in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) The Basics.
(b) Your Arrival.
(c) About Me.
(d) Health and Wellness.

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

5. What business does the narrator own in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A bakery.

6. What does Granny worry people might think Jael is if they learn what she did to Jamie?
(a) An abomination.
(b) Just like her father.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A fast tail girl.

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

8. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say the man can do if he wants to before he leaves?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Give her a gift.
(c) Shower.
(d) Eat.

9. What does Granny tell Kachelle after one of her many phone calls?
(a) Jamie got what he deserved.
(b) God don’t like ugly.
(c) Stop calling, you hussy.
(d) Jael don’t like you.

10. What does Daughter tell her mother she wishes she would do if she really remembers her in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Call her by her real name.
(b) Apologize for being so hard on her as a kid.
(c) Hug her.
(d) Tell her she loves her.

11. What does Jael threaten a boy with who tried to grabbed her butt?
(a) A broken bottle.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bat.

12. What does Daughter do as soon as she gets into the car with Tony after leaving her mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) She makes dinner reservations.
(b) She kisses him.
(c) She cries.
(d) She texts Rico.

13. What do Eric and Lyra say when they meet for the first time before her art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) At last.
(b) Finally.
(c) Mi amor.
(d) I love you.

14. 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) A bra.
(d) Stockings.

15. After Granny reads Jael’s journal, what does she say she does not want living under her roof?
(a) A lesbian.
(b) A sinner.
(c) A child.
(d) An abomination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Eric and Lyra do at her apartment and Lyra wins in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

2. What is the first thing the man must, according to the “Your Arrival” section in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

3. What does Jael do for the first time in ages the morning of Jamie’s death?

4. What does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say she will do if she develops feelings for the man?

5. Which of Jael’s relatives does her Granny say she is most like?

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