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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Granny overhear at the corner store that Jael beat up recently?
2. What does Kachelle say to Jael after she says she does not believe in heaven?
3. What does Jael do for the first time in ages the morning of Jamie’s death?
4. In “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” what is it about the men the narrator addresses that she says turns her on?
5. Why does Lyra ignore Eric’s calls when she first gets back from the conference, in "How to Make Love to A Physicist"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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”?
2. What does Jael say at the end of the story in reference to her grandmother’s saying that “every shut eye ain’t sleep“ (144)?
3. What happens the first time Jael goes to Jamie‘s house alone?
4. 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”?
5. How does Kachelle react when Jael asked her if she had ever thought about doing “things with girls” (124)?
6. What does Jamie say to Jael when she walks by his house alone after the first time she and Kachelle had gone there?
7. What does Eric tell Lyra he is going to need her to do if they are going to try to make it work when he calls her after he receives the sketch she sent him as an apology in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?
8. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say under the section “Therapist”?
9. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say she will do if she ever develops feelings for him under the section “Feelings”?
10. What does Daughter say to her mother while washing her hair at the end of “When Eddie Levert Comes”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Unfaithful married men appear in several of the short stories in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. Write an essay exploring the theme of infidelity among married men in at least two of the stories in the collection.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of the short story collection?
Essay Topic 3
Several of the short stories in the secret lives of short church ladies include the perspective of the other woman in an affair. Write an essay exploring test theme from the perspective of the other woman in “Peach Cobbler,“ “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands,” and “Not-Daniel.”
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