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

2. What does Daughter do as soon as she gets into the car with Tony after leaving her mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) She kisses him.
(b) She texts Rico.
(c) She makes dinner reservations.
(d) She cries.

3. What does Jael do for the first time in ages the morning of Jamie’s death?
(a) Cry.
(b) Apologize to Kachelle.
(c) Write in her journal.
(d) Crawl into bed with Granny.

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

5. What does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say she will do if she develops feelings for the man?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Tell his wife.
(c) Stop texting him.
(d) Buy him presents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Eric and Lyra do at her apartment and Lyra wins in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

2. Why does Lyra ignore Eric’s calls when she first gets back from the conference, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

3. Why does Granny not hear the large booming sound she describes toward the end of “Jael”?

4. What does Lyra decide at 2 a.m. when she considers inviting Eric up to her hotel room, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

5. What is Jael’s friend’s name, who Granny says is a hussy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things Lyra says she does not discuss with Eric when they first meet at the conference in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?

2. What conversation does Jael‘s grandmother overhear about Jael at the corner store?

3. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say she will do if she ever develops feelings for him under the section “Feelings”?

4. What happens when Jael’s Granny tells Jael she needs to get a job?

5. What is Jael‘s grandmother‘s reaction to the first journal entry she reads in the short story “Jael”?

6. Who does Jael describe in her first journal entry and what does she think of that person?

7. In “How to Make Love to a Physicist,” why does Lyra decide against inviting Eric up to her room when it is 2 a.m. and they have spent the entire day talking?

8. What information does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” offer in the “About Me“ section?

9. What is the narrator's instructions in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” under the “Social media and technology” section?

10. What does the speaker in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say under the “Health and Wellness“ section?

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