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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” suggest the man she addresses in her manual park when meeting her?
(a) At his place of employment.
(b) The bus stop.
(c) At his own house and take a cab.
(d) A block away from her house.

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

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

4. What do the police say on the news was the reason for the large booming sound?
(a) A bad storm.
(b) A gas leak.
(c) A tree falling.
(d) An earthquake.

5. How does the woman tell the man he will leave at the end of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Beyond satisfied.
(c) Peacefully.
(d) Out the back door.

6. What illness does the mother have in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Alzheimer’s.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Heart Disease.

7. What objects of his dead mother are all over Jamie’s house?
(a) Tea sets.
(b) Ceramic fish.
(c) Ceramic cats.
(d) Wide-brimmed hats.

8. Where does Tony go when they arrive at Daughter’s house after dinner and after checking on Mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Mother’s room.
(b) Home.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) Daughter’s bedroom.

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

10. 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) Stockings.
(c) A bra.
(d) Underwear.

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

12. What subject does the narrator of "How to Make Love to A Physicist" teach in middle school?
(a) Math.
(b) Physics.
(c) English.
(d) Art.

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

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

15. What does Granny say she must have tripped over when she fell during an argument with Jael about her getting a job?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) The couch.
(c) Her rug.
(d) The chair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who Jael describes in her journal at the start of “Jael”?

3. What group was Eddie Levert the lead singer of?

4. How does Jael describe Kachelle after she comes out of Jamie’s room for the first time?

5. What subjects does the narrator of "How to Make Love to A Physicist" assume the man she sees teaches based on his “face and baby dreads” (95)?

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