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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “How to Make Love to a Physicist” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lyra apologize to Eric for not calling him for awhile in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
(a) She sends him flowers.
(b) She sends him a sketch she made of him.
(c) She calls him.
(d) She sends him a letter.

2. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” get her first job at age 14?
(a) An office.
(b) The movie theater.
(c) A diner.
(d) A shoe store.

3. What does Rhonda say “Black women aren’t meant to” (75) do at the start of “Snowfall”?
(a) Get married.
(b) Shovel snow.
(c) Date.
(d) Live in cold climates.

4. What does Leelee wake Rhonda to ask her the night before the snowfall?
(a) If she will shovel for them in the morning.
(b) If she ever thinks of moving back South.
(c) If the heat is on.
(d) If they can cuddle.

5. What happens to Leelee when she arrives at the university on the snow day?
(a) She cannot remember what class she has.
(b) She realizes the school is closed.
(c) She falls.
(d) She realizes she forgot her papers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What does Olivia do after she leaves Trevor’s house after their final tutoring session in “Peach Cobbler”?

3. In "Dear Sister," what is the truth about the one time the sisters' grandmother was wrong about her pregnancy prediction?

4. Who does Lyra not want to invite to her first solo art exhibit in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

5. What is the only information the girl’s mother has ever given her about who her father is in “Peach Cobbler”?

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