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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Florence have a sexual affair with in Chapter 12?
(a) Dr. James.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Nelson.
(d) Dr. Newton.

2. What is believed to occur when the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, comes back to life in a new form, such as another animal or anything that is living?
(a) Karma.
(b) Rejuvenation.
(c) Agnosticism.
(d) Reincarnation.

3. Whose presence was "destined to make the summer of 1941 a season that would live in imbecility" in Chapter 4?
(a) Mama's.
(b) Evelyn's.
(c) Granny's.
(d) Florence's.

4. What was the name of Granny's son who died at a young age?
(a) Julan.
(b) Jack.
(c) Michael.
(d) Charlie.

5. Under what pen name did Florence's first by-line appear in Chapter 17?
(a) Herb Upton Ruding.
(b) James Marshall King.
(c) Herb Ruding King.
(d) Ruding Upton King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Florence's family evicted from the apartment at Park Road?

2. In what length of time did Florence write "I Committed Adultery in a Diabetic Coma"?

3. Where did Florence's family vacation with their extended family in Chapter 4?

4. Who paraphrased Henry Adams in Chapter 6, saying "culturally impossible for the American woman to be feminine because she has no defining goddesses"?

5. Where did the Grope plan to make a liquor run in the beginning of Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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