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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 & 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Herb ineligible for war?
(a) He had flat feet and bad eyes.
(b) He was partially deaf.
(c) He was partially paralyzed.
(d) He had mental problems.

2. In what city did Herb and Mama live after marrying?
(a) Oxford, MS.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Charleston, S.C.

3. Who revealed his ancestry was about to be defined in no uncertain terms, and left Florence with two hints to figure it out in Chapter 14?
(a) David.
(b) Larry.
(c) Herb.
(d) Lloyd.

4. Who wrote the play "Berenice"?
(a) Ayn Rand.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Jean Racine.
(d) William Shakespeare.

5. What is the view that the truth value of certain claims -- especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims -- is unknown or unknowable?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Gnosticism.
(d) Agnosticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose presence was "destined to make the summer of 1941 a season that would live in imbecility" in Chapter 4?

2. Where was the Woman Officer Candidate School that Florence attended in Chapter 11?

3. How many bedrooms did the apartment have which Herb signed a lease on after Florence's family was evicted from the apartment at Park Road?

4. Who did Evelyn Cunningham live with in Chapter 1?

5. What did Florence draw when her teacher asked her to sketch something on her first day of school?

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