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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Feelings,” what does the narrator of of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say the man should never do for her?
(a) Cook her dinner.
(b) Give her gifts.
(c) Call her.
(d) Divorce his wife.

2. What did children call Jael when she first started school?
(a) Joel.
(b) Jailbird.
(c) Orphan.
(d) Juvie.

3. What does Jael from the Bible story do in the Song of Deborah?
(a) She gives birth to a daughter.
(b) She marries Sisera.
(c) She kills Sisera.
(d) She kills Deborah.

4. What did Mother warn Daughter not to go out on the streets and show people when she was young and Bruce was out stealing in “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
(a) Her body.
(b) Her ferocity.
(c) Her ignorance.
(d) Her color.

5. What is the first thing the man must, according to the “Your Arrival” section in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Take off his clothes.
(c) Take a shower.
(d) Take off his wedding ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the final section in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

2. After Granny reads Jael’s journal, what does she say she does not want living under her roof?

3. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say the man can do if he wants to before he leaves?

4. What does the woman tell the man not to do in the section “Your Religion,” of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

5. What subject does the narrator of "How to Make Love to A Physicist" teach in middle school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Granny concerned about if someone from the news speaks to the police regarding what happened to Jamie?

2. What are some of the things Lyra says she does not discuss with Eric when they first meet at the conference in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?

3. What happens the first time Jael goes to Jamie‘s house alone?

4. What is one of the reasons Daughter suspects her mother may feel a bond with Eddie Levert?

5. What types of things do Eric and Lyra discuss over the course of their days together at the conference in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?

6. What does the speaker in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say under the “Health and Wellness“ section?

7. What does Daughter say to her mother while washing her hair at the end of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

8. What happens when Jael’s Granny tells Jael she needs to get a job?

9. What is the mother talking about at the beginning of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?

10. What is Jael‘s grandmother‘s reaction to the first journal entry she reads in the short story “Jael”?

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