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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who wrote "The Fountainhead"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Ayn Rand.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Henry James.

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

4. What did Herb buy and move into the living room in Chapter 2?
(a) A baby crib.
(b) A piano.
(c) A rollaway bed.
(d) A sofa set.

5. Where did Florence begin sleeping after outgrowing her crib in Chapter 3?
(a) With Mama in her room.
(b) With Herb in his room.
(c) With Granny in Mama's room.
(d) With Granny on the sofa bed.

6. Who became Florence's new teacher in 3B in Chapter 5?
(a) Miss Tanner.
(b) Mrs. Ogilvy.
(c) Miss Ballinger.
(d) Mrs. Otter.

7. Who did Evelyn Cunningham live with in Chapter 1?
(a) Aunt Jessie Fairbanks.
(b) Aunt Nana Fairbanks.
(c) Aunt Jessalyn Smith.
(d) Aunt Sara Smith.

8. When did Mama begin getting contractions in Chapter 2?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas Eve.

9. Granny began training Florence to be a lady with what, which they practiced in bed in Chapter 3?
(a) Poems.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Poise.
(d) Duets.

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

11. For what company did Florence's Mama go to work after quitting school?
(a) Gas company.
(b) Electric company.
(c) Lumber company.
(d) Telephone company.

12. 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) Agnosticism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Gnosticism.
(d) Atheism.

13. In what year was Florence King born?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1919.

14. In Chapter 5, Mama went into a patriotic frenzy, smashing anything that was made where?
(a) Japan.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

15. In the Prologue, the author states that what enjoy a generic recognition only in the South?
(a) Gentlemen.
(b) Priests.
(c) The Aristocracy.
(d) Ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Florence's family vacation with their extended family in Chapter 4?

2. What grade did Florence skip because of her grades in Chapter 5?

3. When did World War II end?

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

5. What did Mama buy to carry in her suit pocket in Chapter 5?

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