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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the real name of the man for whom the little girl’s mother makes peach cobbler?
3. What does Leelee say about the space her mother has for her in her life?
4. What happens to Leelee when she arrives at the university on the snow day?
5. In “Peach Cobbler,” what is written on the paper the girl’s mother hands her one day after Pastor Neely had gone home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Renee one Father’s Day when they were young in “Dear Sister”?
2. What is Leelee‘s relationship like with her mother in “Snowfall”?
3. How does Olivia feel after seeing the picture of Trevor and his girlfriend at the prom at the end of “Peach Cobbler”?
4. How does Caroletta feel when Eula asks her if she wants to die a virgin?
5. What does the little girl feel when her mother and the pastor always leave her room laughing?
6. What do the woman and man in “Not-Daniel” have in common?
7. What are some of the things Leelee says she misses about living down south?
8. For whom does the narrator’s mother make peach cobbler every Monday in the story “Peach Cobbler”?
9. What do Olivia and Trevor begin to do during the first few minutes of their tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?
10. Why does the narrator’s mother refuse to let her go to Latasha’s sleepover in “Peach Cobbler”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the theme of sexuality in at least two stories from “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.”
Essay Topic 2
In “Not-Daniel” and in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” the narrators remain unnamed throughout the stories. Write an essay exploring the reason why Philyaw may have chosen to leave out the name of this these characters.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of the short story collection?
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