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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Granny refused the idea of babies having tender stomachs and fed Florence various foods, including what in Chapter 3?
(a) Indian peppers.
(b) Gin.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Coffee.

2. What did Herb refer to Granny's stories of female problems?
(a) The Droll.
(b) The Illiad.
(c) The Ovariad.
(d) The Karmata.

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

4. What black woman who worked for her in Ballston did Granny hire in Chapter 2?
(a) Miz Flora.
(b) Sara Cummings.
(c) Aunt Jonesy.
(d) Jensy Custis.

5. Florence's grandmother gave her an article from "Daughters" magazine about how God fashioned the Southern girl from all the wonders of His creation in celebration of what?
(a) Her first date.
(b) Her first menstruation.
(c) Her college acceptance.
(d) Her first job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity, and as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal "début" presentation?

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

3. Granny began training Florence to be a lady with what, which they practiced in bed in Chapter 3?

4. What did Granny have Florence accompany her and Jensy attend on in Chapter 5?

5. Where did Florence begin sleeping after outgrowing her crib in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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