1. Who paraphrased Henry Adams in Chapter 6, saying "culturally impossible for the American woman to be feminine because she has no defining goddesses"?
(a) Herb.
(b) Florence.
(c) Mama.
(d) Granny.

2. What did Mama buy to carry in her suit pocket in Chapter 5?
(a) A bullet-proof flask.
(b) A bullet-proof Bible.
(c) A blue scarf.
(d) A black rose.

3. How far away from Oxford is Batesville, MS?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 80 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

4. What overdeveloped girl in Florence's class explained they were determining where to put each person in the junior high track in Chapter 6?
(a) Sarah Hopkins.
(b) Andrea Frankle.
(c) Ann Hopkins.
(d) Jennifer Hopkins.

5. Who was Florence's nemesis who couldn't understand Florence's disdain for popularity in Chapter 5?
(a) Miss Tanner.
(b) Miss Ballinger.
(c) Miss Letote.
(d) Miss Ogilvy.

Short Answer 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?

2. Where did Herb finally secure a job in Chapter 7?

3. Where did Herb sign a lease on an apartment after Florence's family was evicted from the apartment at Park Road?

4. In Chapter 5, Mama went into a patriotic frenzy, smashing anything that was made where?

5. What did Florence always refer to her father as?

(see the answer key)

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