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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. What does Miz Marilyn make them the first time Trevor kisses the girl in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Cold cuts.
(b) Pie.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Grilled cheese.

2. What does Eula say about Valentine’s Day which hurts Caroletta’s feelings?
(a) That she does not want to spend Valentine’s Day with Caroletta.
(b) That she does not believe in Valentine’s Day.
(c) That next Valentine’s Day will be the last one she spends alone.
(d) That she does not like the gift Caroletta got her for Valentine’s Day.

3. What does Jael kick down the stairs at Jamie's house after he and Kachelle go to his room?
(a) His dog.
(b) His clothes.
(c) The crab.
(d) His cat.

4. Why does Granny not hear the large booming sound she describes toward the end of “Jael”?
(a) The TV is too loud.
(b) She has taken sleeping pills and is sound asleep.
(c) She is out of town.
(d) She is at church.

5. What does the narrator learn not to ask her mother about by the time she is six in “Peach Cobbler”?
(a) Money.
(b) Where babies came from.
(c) Her peach cobbler and God.
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Mother’s children had the lightest complexion in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

2. What does granny’s friend Barbara say does not mix when they discuss what happened to Jamie?

3. How does the woman describe her tone is the “Feelings” section of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

4. How old were Leelee and Rhonda when they met?

5. Where does the girl in “Peach Cobbler” begin to sleep at age 11?

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