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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what junior high school did Florence transfer a year after she began attending?
(a) Williams Senior High.
(b) Powell Junior High.
(c) Central Junior-Senior High.
(d) Anderson Senior High.

2. Who moved into the maid's apartment when Granny inherited a house in Chapter 7?
(a) Florence.
(b) Mama.
(c) Jensy.
(d) Herb.

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

4. In what year was Florence's family evicted from the apartment at Park Road?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1941.

5. From what did Granny's son die at a young age?
(a) Polio.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Rabies.
(d) Pneumonia.

6. What refers to a formal ball and social gathering, often the venue for presenting débutantes - usually May through December?
(a) Marriage nuptual.
(b) Opener.
(c) Coterie.
(d) Cotillion ball.

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

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

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

10. What teacher did Florence have upon starting junior high in Chapter 6?
(a) Miss Ballinger.
(b) Miss Tanner.
(c) Mrs. Otter.
(d) Miss Ogilvy.

11. In what city did Herb and Mama live after marrying?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Oxford, MS.
(d) Charleston, S.C.

12. What genre of literature is "Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady"?
(a) Speculative fiction.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) Roman a clef.
(d) Memoir.

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

14. What grade did Florence skip because of her grades in Chapter 5?
(a) 3A.
(b) 3C.
(c) Kindergarten B.
(d) 3B.

15. Who was the principal at Florence's school in Chapter 5?
(a) Mr. Jameson.
(b) Mr. Ballinger.
(c) Miss Tanner.
(d) Miss Ballinger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Granny refused the idea of babies having tender stomachs and fed Florence various foods, including what in Chapter 3?

2. When did Henry Adams die?

3. What did Florence's junior high school become a school for a year after she began attending?

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

5. In what grade did Florence begin studying French?

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