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

2. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say will happen to his wife should she show up at her house?

3. What does Jael do when her Granny falls during their argument?

4. Where do Jamie and Kachelle go with Jamie?

5. In what section of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” does the woman say she is attracted to him because he is off-limits?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the mother talking about at the beginning of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

3. What does Daughter say to her mother while washing her hair at the end of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

4. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say under the section “Therapist”?

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

6. What does Daughter say to her brother Rico the first time he complains about his mother talking about Eddie Levert?

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

8. 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”?

9. What information does Granny get from the news and from her friend Barbara regarding Jamie McWhite and the large booming sound that she had slept through?

10. Where do Eric and Lyra meet in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Philyaw’s choice to write “Peach Cobbler” from the daughter, Olivia’s point of view. Discuss how this point-of-view impacts the reader’s experience. Using direct examples from the text, explain why this point-of-view is or is not an effective choice.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the character of Jael in “Jael” from The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. What is her history? How would you describe her as a person? How does her Granny view her? Why does she do the things she does in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the sensory details used in “Snowfall.” Be sure to explain the deeper meaning and thematic significance of these details.

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