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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. What is Jael’s friend’s name, who Granny says is a hussy?

2. Jael says she wants to see the inside of Sweet Sadie’s house under what condition?

3. What is the first heading in “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands”?

4. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who Jael describes in her journal at the start of “Jael”?

5. In "How to Make Love to A Physicist," how often do Eric and Lyra speak once she finally returns his calls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator of “Instructions for Married Christian Husbands” say under the section “Therapist”?

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

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

4. 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”?

5. What information does Granny get from the news and from her friend Barbara regarding Jamie McWhite and the large booming sound that she had slept through?

6. 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”?

7. Where do Eric and Lyra meet in “How to Make Love to a Physicist”?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of sexuality in at least two stories from “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.”

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the letter in “Dear Sister.” The letter writer writes in the presence and with the input of her sisters. How might this letter be different if they were not around? What does she write on their behalf? What might she have included if they were not present?

Essay Topic 3

Mother/ daughter relationships are explores in several of the short stories in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. Choose 2-3 stories and explore the theme of mother-daughter relationships within the context of each story. Compare and contrast this theme from each of the stories you choose.

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