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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Herb sign a lease on an apartment after Florence's family was evicted from the apartment at Park Road?
(a) 90 Marks Ave.
(b) 1022 James.
(c) 1020 Monroe.
(d) 1230 14th Street.

4. Where did Florence's family vacation with their extended family in Chapter 4?
(a) St. Paul, MN.
(b) Colonial Beach.
(c) Corpus Cristi.
(d) Jamestown.

5. On what days of the week did Herb work at his new job in Chapter 7?
(a) Mondays and Tuesdays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Thursdays and Fridays.
(d) Saturdays.

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

7. When was "The Fountainhead" published?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1931.

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

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

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

11. What refers to an archetype for a young woman of the American Old South's upper class?
(a) Southern belle.
(b) Southern broad.
(c) Southern flora.
(d) Southern mirage.

12. What did Florence's junior high school become a school for a year after she began attending?
(a) Black children.
(b) Young girls.
(c) Young boys.
(d) Business college.

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

14. What character in "The Fountainhead" did Florence attempt to emulate?
(a) Dominique Francon.
(b) Jessalyn Florence.
(c) James Perry.
(d) Howard Roark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Herb worked increasingly less, refusing to start his own band or solicit engagements from whom, as Granny suggested?

2. Where did Florence's father take her to teach her to read and write during the day in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. How old was Florence's Mama when she quit school?

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