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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “When Eddie Levert Comes” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does the narrator say you make love to a physicist?
(a) On a snow day.
(b) Valentine’s Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Pi Day.

2. Which of Daughter’s brothers died from drugs use in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Rico.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Tony.

3. What Is one of the things Eula tells Caroletta she plans to do to try to find a husband?
(a) Let her mother fix her up with somebody.
(b) Join the church singles softball team.
(c) Go on a blind date.
(d) Sign up for a dating app.

4. Why was their father nicknamed Stet in the short story “Dear Sister”?
(a) Because in high school he always wore a Stetson hat.
(b) Because he wore a stethoscope around his neck.
(c) Because he always wore Stetson cologne.
(d) Because he sold Stetson hats.

5. What does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say will happen if the man she is writing to develops feelings for her?
(a) The moment will pass.
(b) She will tell his wife.
(c) She will dump him.
(d) He will regret it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Peach Cobbler,” what does Olivia bring to the tutoring session after Trevor’s aunt dies?

2. What is one of the lies Renee would tell her friends about her father in "Dear Sister"?

3. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," who does Eric quote saying that “lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along” (111)?

4. In “Peach Cobbler,” what is written on the paper the girl’s mother hands her one day after Pastor Neely had gone home?

5. To whom is the narrator of “Dear Sister” writing at the start of the short story?

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