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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of what grade was Florence given an IQ test in Chapter 6?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

2. What was the name of Florence's Mama's father?
(a) Lionel.
(b) James.
(c) Botetourt.
(d) Larry.

3. Whose presence was "destined to make the summer of 1941 a season that would live in imbecility" in Chapter 4?
(a) Evelyn's.
(b) Mama's.
(c) Florence's.
(d) Granny's.

4. What did Florence always refer to her father as?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Jack.
(c) Papa.
(d) Herb.

5. In what year was Florence's Mama born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1936.

6. 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) Granny.
(d) Mama.

7. Who decided to replace the old tombstones in Congressional Cemetery with one big market in Chapter 5?
(a) Herb.
(b) James.
(c) Granny.
(d) Botetourt.

8. What did Mama do when Florence's teacher sent home remarks that Florence was unsociable in Chapter 5?
(a) Spanked Florence.
(b) Made a disparaging remark.
(c) Grounded Florence.
(d) Sent Herb to the school.

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

10. What did Florence make for Herb's birthday in Chapter 4?
(a) A drawing.
(b) An ashtray.
(c) A sculpture.
(d) A scarf.

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

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

13. What is believed to occur when the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, comes back to life in a new form, such as another animal or anything that is living?
(a) Agnosticism.
(b) Karma.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) Rejuvenation.

14. To what school did Mama take Florence to for her first day in Chapter 4?
(a) Kindergarten D.
(b) Kindergarten B.
(c) Kindergarten C.
(d) Kindergarten A.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Florence draw when her teacher asked her to sketch something on her first day of school?

2. When did Henry Adams die?

3. What did Mama begin teaching Florence in Chapter 5 which Granny objected to, saying the child would turn out warped?

4. When did World War II end?

5. What overdeveloped girl in Florence's class explained they were determining where to put each person in the junior high track in Chapter 6?

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