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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say she will do if she develops feelings for the man?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Tell his wife.
(c) Buy him presents.
(d) Stop texting him.

2. What is Jamie doing when Jael walks by his house after school after the first time she went there?
(a) Washing his Cadillac.
(b) Drinking a beer.
(c) Walking his dog.
(d) Fixing a fence.

3. How does Jael describe Kachelle after she comes out of Jamie’s room for the first time?
(a) Stinking.
(b) Goofy.
(c) Grinning like an idiot.
(d) Sweaty.

4. How does the woman tell the man he will leave at the end of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) Peacefully.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Out the back door.
(d) Beyond satisfied.

5. What does the mother do to her egg that repulses her daughter at the beginning of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) She puts ketchup on them.
(b) She puts sour cream on them.
(c) She chews them with her mouth open.
(d) She mashes them with her fork.

6. 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"?
(a) He feels the expectation of kindness is hopeless.
(b) He believes God does care about how people treat other people.
(c) He believes people do not need church as a motivator for kindness.
(d) He believes a fear of God is the only reason people are kind to each other.

7. 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.

8. What subjects does the narrator of "How to Make Love to A Physicist" assume the man she sees teaches based on his “face and baby dreads” (95)?
(a) Poetry or math.
(b) Poetry or Physics.
(c) Science or ELA.
(d) Literature or Economics.

9. What does granny’s friend Barbara say does not mix when they discuss what happened to Jamie?
(a) Oil and water.
(b) Cigarettes and gas.
(c) Forks and power outlets.
(d) Bathtubs and toasters.

10. What does Granny say she must have tripped over when she fell during an argument with Jael about her getting a job?
(a) Her rug.
(b) The couch.
(c) The chair.
(d) Her shoes.

11. What does the woman say the man must remember to do before he leaves in of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) Text his wife.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Put his wedding ring back on.
(d) Shower.

12. Who does daughter go to dinner with one Friday while Rico watches their mother in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Terry.
(c) Tony.
(d) Eddie.

13. What does Sadie tell Jamie about her underwater dream in the fantasy Jael has about her?
(a) That she loves her.
(b) That she knows how her mother died.
(c) That the water is really her tears.
(d) That she is crazy.

14. What does Granny say she is going to tell Jael she needs to do after she told her she made “shitty crabs” (129)?
(a) Find a new place.
(b) Cook for herself.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Pay for her own food.

15. What does Granny worry people might think Jael is if they learn what she did to Jamie?
(a) Just like her father.
(b) An abomination.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A fast tail girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jael do for the first time in ages the morning of Jamie’s death?

2. How does Jael describe Jamie after he comes out of his room with Kachelle?

3. What does Daughter ask Mother while doing her hair in preparation for Eddie Levert at the end of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

4. Why does Lyra ignore Eric’s calls when she first gets back from the conference, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?

5. What business does the narrator own in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

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