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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) I love you.
(c) Mi amor.
(d) Finally.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the title of the final section in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) “Farewell.”
(b) “The End.”
(c) “Our Goodbye.”
(d) “Your Departure.”

8. 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) His mother’s name is Lyra.
(c) What is a Lyra?
(d) Beautiful name for a beautiful women.

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

10. 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) Divorce his wife.
(c) Give her gifts.
(d) Cook her dinner.

11. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," what gift does Eric send to Lyra’s school?
(a) A book.
(b) A CD.
(c) A DVD.
(d) Flowers.

12. What does the mother do to her egg that repulses her daughter at the beginning of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) She puts sour cream on them.
(b) She chews them with her mouth open.
(c) She mashes them with her fork.
(d) She puts ketchup on them.

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

14. Who does daughter go to dinner with one Friday while Rico watches their mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Terry.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Tony.

15. What is the title of Lyra’s first solo art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) Modern Love.
(b) Whatever I Say About Love.
(c) Pi Day Love.
(d) What’s Love Got To Do With It.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dreams does Lyra begin to have after inviting Eric to come to her first solo art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

2. After Granny reads Jael’s journal, what does she say she does not want living under her roof?

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

4. What does Jael from the Bible story do in the Song of Deborah?

5. What does Granny say about Jael’s behavior when she used to hit her when she was a child?

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