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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does granny’s friend Barbara say does not mix when they discuss what happened to Jamie?
(a) Cigarettes and gas.
(b) Bathtubs and toasters.
(c) Forks and power outlets.
(d) Oil and water.

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

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

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

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

6. 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 texts Rico.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She cries.

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

8. What is the first thing the man must, according to the “Your Arrival” section in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) Take a shower.
(b) Take off his wedding ring.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Take off his clothes.

9. Who does Mother believe is visiting her that day and every day in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Eddie Levert.
(b) Her dead husband.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Rico.

10. Who did Granny overhear at the corner store that Jael beat up recently?
(a) Twan.
(b) Matt.
(c) Tony.
(d) Tyrone.

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

12. What department store does the narrator’s mother say she bought clothes from at the start of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) TJ Maxx.
(b) Macy’s.
(c) Marshall Field’s.
(d) JC Penney.

13. 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.

14. When did Granny decide to stop taking Jael to church?
(a) When she saw Jael fall asleep during a sermon.
(b) When she found it too difficult to wake her for church.
(c) When Jael started skipping school.
(d) When she noticed her and Sadie smile at each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Daughter go in the morning after her date with Tony while he watches her mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

3. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say will happen to his wife should she show up at her house?

4. 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?

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

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