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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How often did Florence's family accompany Granny to church?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every 6 months.
(d) Every Sunday.

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

4. What did Mama begin teaching Florence in Chapter 5 which Granny objected to, saying the child would turn out warped?
(a) English grammar.
(b) American history.
(c) War songs.
(d) Temporal acts of mercy.

5. What did Florence always refer to her father as?
(a) Papa.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Herb.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the generalized dislike, distrust, disgust, contempt or hatred of the human species or human nature?

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

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. What black woman who worked for her in Ballston did Granny hire in Chapter 2?

5. Who was the only man who was immune to Evelyn Cunningham's charms in Chapter 1?

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