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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. Which of her sisters in "Dear Sister" does the writer assume cannot be pregnant because she gets Depo shots?
(a) Tasheta.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Kimba.
(d) Renee.

2. What does Eula say about Valentine’s Day which hurts Caroletta’s feelings?
(a) That she does not like the gift Caroletta got her for Valentine’s Day.
(b) That next Valentine’s Day will be the last one she spends alone.
(c) That she does not want to spend Valentine’s Day with Caroletta.
(d) That she does not believe in Valentine’s Day.

3. Why is the narrator writing the letter in “Dear Sister”?
(a) Tell of their grandmother’s death.
(b) To tell of their mother’s death.
(c) Tell of their grandfather’s death.
(d) To tell of their father’s death.

4. What grade were Eula and her friend in when they first met?
(a) 8th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 10th.
(d) 5th.

5. Where does the woman wait outside of at the start of “Not-Daniel"?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) Her mothers home.
(c) Her boyfriend’s work.
(d) A hospice center.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Peach Cobbler,” what does Olivia bring to the tutoring session after Trevor’s aunt dies?

2. Who does the little girl tell her mother the peach cobbler belongs to when she is found eating it out of the trash?

3. What is one of the lies Renee would tell her friends about her father in "Dear Sister"?

4. In "Dear Sister," who do the girls ask to find out who their other sister is after Miss Margaret mentions her?

5. Why does the woman refer to the man with whom she is having an affair as Not-Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in the daughter’s fantasy in which she feeds the pastor her homemade peach cobbler?

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

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

6. What does the mother in “Peach Cobbler” do if the pastor does not show up on Monday?

7. How does the mother respond when she learns her daughter thinks the pastor is God?

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

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

10. What does the woman see when she looks into Not-Daniel's eyes after he first gets into her car toward the end of “Not-Daniel”?

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