1. What did Florence want to write her thesis on in Chapter 13?
(a) Berenice.
(b) Sarah James.
(c) The Fountainhead.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

2. When was Henry Adams born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1838.

3. What did Florence draw when her teacher asked her to sketch something on her first day of school?
(a) The R. M. S. Titanic.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her family.

4. What refers to an archetype for a young woman of the American Old South's upper class?
(a) Southern mirage.
(b) Southern broad.
(c) Southern flora.
(d) Southern belle.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 8, Florence began to have cramps so bad that her grandmother took her where?

3. In Chapter 7, Herb worked increasingly less, refusing to start his own band or solicit engagements from whom, as Granny suggested?

4. When did Henry Adams die?

5. Who wrote "The Fountainhead"?

(see the answer key)

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