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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 Olivia do after she leaves Trevor’s house after their final tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Cries.
(b) Writes him a letter.
(c) Calls her mother.
(d) Spends her money.

2. Why does the woman refer to the man with whom she is having an affair as Not-Daniel?
(a) She cannot remember his name but it sounds like Daniel.
(b) She does not like the name Daniel.
(c) Her ex-boyfriend’s name was Daniel.
(d) She has mistaken him for an old high school friend named Daniel.

3. In “Peach Cobbler,” what does the girl’s mother say when the girl tries giving her the money she earned at the pastor’s house?
(a) I hope you earned it.
(b) Thanks.
(c) That she can keep it.
(d) Is that it?

4. With whom did Tasheta recently celebrate her fifth anniversary in "Dear Sister"?
(a) Her husband
(b) One of her married boyfriends.
(c) Her girlfriend.
(d) Her high school sweetheart..

5. What are Eula and her friend’s occupation?
(a) School nurse.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Freelance writer.
(d) Social worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town do Eula and her friend meet at the beginning of “Eula”?

2. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” get her first job at age 14?

3. Where did Rhonda work when she bought her first home?

4. 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?

5. Why does the grandmother in "Dear Sister" think one of the girls is pregnant when they are staying with her before their father’s funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator of “Dear Sister” feel is the only good thing her father ever did for her and her sisters?

2. What does the little girl feel when her mother and the pastor always leave her room laughing?

3. How does Caroletta feel when Eula asks her if she wants to die a virgin?

4. What impression did Olivia get of Marilyn the first time she went over to tutor Trevor in “Peach Cobbler”?

5. Briefly describe each of the letter writer’s sisters Kimba, Renee, and Tasheta.

6. In “Peach Cobbler,” what was on the piece of paper the narrator’s mother handed her after the pastor left one day and why was it there?

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

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

9. What are some of the things Leelee says she misses about living down south?

10. For whom does the narrator’s mother make peach cobbler every Monday in the story “Peach Cobbler”?

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