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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. Why was their father nicknamed Stet in the short story “Dear Sister”?
(a) Because in high school he always wore a Stetson hat.
(b) Because he sold Stetson hats.
(c) Because he always wore Stetson cologne.
(d) Because he wore a stethoscope around his neck.

2. What does Caroletta make for Eula for her 31st birthday dinner?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) A casserole.
(c) Potato salad.
(d) Baked chicken.

3. Why does Eula cancel her 31st birthday plans with Caroletta?
(a) She has had too much to drink.
(b) The man she has been dating wants to take her out.
(c) She is mad at Caroletta.
(d) She is afraid they will be intimate again.

4. What day of the week does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin making peach cobbler while her mother drinks?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Leelee and Rhonda when they met?

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?

3. What does Tasheta tell her sister to tell Jackie regarding their father at the beginning of the letter in "Dear Sister"?

4. What grade were Eula and her friend in when they first met?

5. What does Leelee say about the space her mother has for her in her life?

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

3. What event compelled the writer to write to her sister Jackie in “Dear Sister”?

4. What does the woman ask Not-Daniel after they have sex in her car and how does he respond?

5. What is the significance of the grandmother’s fish dreams in “Dear Sister”?

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

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

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

9. What do Olivia and Trevor begin to do during the first few minutes of their tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?

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

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