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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. Who did Granny overhear at the corner store that Jael beat up recently?
2. Who does Jael describe kissing in one of her final journal entries?
3. In “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” what is it about the men the narrator addresses that she says turns her on?
4. How does Granny say she and her family have alway chosen baby names?
5. What department store does the narrator’s mother say she bought clothes from at the start of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Jael describe in her first journal entry and what does she think of that person?
2. 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”?
3. What does Daughter say to her brother Rico the first time he complains about his mother talking about Eddie Levert?
4. What is Granny concerned about if someone from the news speaks to the police regarding what happened to Jamie?
5. What happens when Jael’s Granny tells Jael she needs to get a job?
6. Where do Eric and Lyra meet in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?
7. What did Daughter and her brothers feel when her mother was first saved on Easter Sunday?
8. 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?
9. What is the mother talking about at the beginning of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
10. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say the man might be surprised to find out about other women in the “Your Wife“ section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mother/ daughter relationships are explores in several of the short stories in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. Choose 2-3 stories and explore the theme of mother-daughter relationships within the context of each story. Compare and contrast this theme from each of the stories you choose.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the letter in “Dear Sister.” The letter writer writes in the presence and with the input of her sisters. How might this letter be different if they were not around? What does she write on their behalf? What might she have included if they were not present?
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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