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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. Where does Daughter go in the morning after her date with Tony while he watches her mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
2. What does Eric say when Lyra asks if he thinks God cares about how people treat other people, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
3. What does Jael from the Bible story do in the Song of Deborah?
4. What is Jamie doing when Jael walks by his house after school after the first time she went there?
5. How does Jael describe Kachelle after she comes out of Jamie’s room for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eric tell Lyra he is going to need her to do if they are going to try to make it work when he calls her after he receives the sketch she sent him as an apology in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?
2. What information does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” offer in the “About Me“ section?
3. 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?
4. What does Daughter say to her brother Rico the first time he complains about his mother talking about Eddie Levert?
5. How does Kachelle react when Jael asked her if she had ever thought about doing “things with girls” (124)?
6. What happens when Jael’s Granny tells Jael she needs to get a job?
7. Where do Eric and Lyra meet in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?
8. What is the narrator's instructions in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” under the “Social media and technology” section?
9. 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”?
10. What does Jael say at the end of the story in reference to her grandmother’s saying that “every shut eye ain’t sleep“ (144)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several of the short stories in the secret lives of short church ladies include the perspective of the other woman in an affair. Write an essay exploring test theme from the perspective of the other woman in “Peach Cobbler,“ “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” and “Not-Daniel.”
Essay Topic 2
Food is a theme in several of the short stories in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. Write an essay exploring food symbolism in “Peach Cobbler” and “Snowfall.”
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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