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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Florence King's father?
(a) Anderson King.
(b) James King.
(c) Herbert King.
(d) Preston Hunt.

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

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

4. What was the name of Granny's son who died at a young age?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julan.

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

6. How old was Florence's Mama when she quit school?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

8. What did Mama begin teaching Florence in Chapter 5 which Granny objected to, saying the child would turn out warped?
(a) Temporal acts of mercy.
(b) War songs.
(c) American history.
(d) English grammar.

9. Who did Evelyn Cunningham fall in love with at first sight in Chapter 1?
(a) Anderson King.
(b) Preston Hunt.
(c) Herbert King.
(d) Larry Smith.

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

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

12. 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 college acceptance.
(c) Her first menstruation.
(d) Her first job.

13. Where did Herb finally secure a job in Chapter 7?
(a) A music supply store.
(b) A government office.
(c) A bar.
(d) A sandwich shop.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what school did Mama take Florence to for her first day in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the junior high school Florence attended?

3. On what days of the week did Herb work at his new job in Chapter 7?

4. One of the women whom Granny nursed bequeathed her a house where?

5. Where did Florence's Mama grow up?

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