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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the little girl’s mother do with the peach cobbler if the pastor does not show up on Monday?
(a) Throws it away.
(b) Gives it to her daughter.
(c) Eats it all herself.
(d) Gives it to the neighbor.

2. What does the girl’s mother in “Peach Cobbler” tell her she would do if she was smart when she finds her making peach cobbler?
(a) She would not try to be anything like her mother.
(b) She would add more peaches.
(c) She would study harder.
(d) She would save money.

3. What did Leelee and Rhonda drink down South with tons of sugar in it?
(a) Koolaid.
(b) Iced Coffee.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Sun tea.

4. What does Rhonda cook for Leelee when they got home after work in “Snowfall”?
(a) Banana pudding.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Crab legs.
(d) Thai food.

5. What did Rhonda’s mother do when Rhonda was a teen and her mother found out she was gay?
(a) She kicked her out.
(b) She prayed for her soul.
(c) She asked to meet her girlfriend.
(d) She sent her to a conversion camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” always have for dinner at her house?

2. What is Trevor surprised to learn about the girl when he asks if she had seen the Fat Boys’ video on MTV in “Peach Cobbler”?

3. What does the pastor’s son, Trevor, do when the girl first goes to his house in “Peach Cobbler”?

4. What does Miz Marilyn make them the first time Trevor kisses the girl in “Peach Cobbler”?

5. What type of alcohol does the little girl’s mother drink when the pastor does not come on Monday in “Peach Cobbler”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator’s mother refuse to let her go to Latasha’s sleepover in “Peach Cobbler”?

2. What example does the letter writer use to show Jackie how her sisters are “the best sisters you could ask for” (34)?

3. What happened to Renee one Father’s Day when they were young in “Dear Sister”?

4. What is Leelee‘s relationship like with her mother in “Snowfall”?

5. What are Rhonda and Leelee doing to get ready for work at the beginning of “Snowfall”?

6. What questions does Olivia’s mother ask her when she returns from her first tutoring session at the Neely’s house in “Peach Cobbler”?

7. What do the woman and man in “Not-Daniel” have in common?

8. Where are Rhonda and Leelee from, and why are they living in the city now?

9. What does Rhonda do for Leelee at the end of “Snowfall“ after they return home from work on the snowy day?

10. How long have Eula and Caroletta been meeting at a hotel to celebrate New Year’s Eve?

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