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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In medieval folklore, Griselda's husband demanded what of their first two children?
(a) That they be monarchs.
(b) That they marry.
(c) That they kill their mother.
(d) That they be killed.

2. What Shakespearean word meaning women of the lower orders did Herb reveal to Florence in Chapter 8?
(a) Malkins.
(b) Wenches.
(c) Brains.
(d) Onaids.

3. What were the group of girls with which Florence belongs in high school called?
(a) The Elite.
(b) The Brains.
(c) The Top-Notch.
(d) The Malkins.

4. What did Bres' mother do when Florence begged her for something that belonged to Bres in Chapter 16?
(a) Gave her a sweater.
(b) Slammed the door in her face.
(c) Hugged her and cried.
(d) Slapped her.

5. When did the Grope plan to make a liquor run in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

6. Bres got rid of the rest of the members of the Grope in Chapter 14 by telling them that she and Florence had to discuss what?
(a) Bres' thesis.
(b) The Grope.
(c) Florence's thesis.
(d) Dr. Newton.

7. Who did Griselda marry in medieval folklore?
(a) Gualtieri.
(b) Anrochame.
(c) Polario.
(d) Valeri.

8. To what college did most people seeking a French major go to in Chapter 9, according to Florence's French teacher?
(a) Georgetown.
(b) University of Alabama.
(c) University of Mississippi.
(d) Oxford.

9. Where did Florence take a bus ride to from Memphis in Chapter 13?
(a) Nashville, TN.
(b) Little Rock, AR.
(c) Chattanooga, TN.
(d) Oxford, MS.

10. Around what year was "Berenice" first performed?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1670.

11. What did Florence's second advisor suggest she write about in Chapter 13?
(a) Anderson Swift.
(b) Pippin the Short.
(c) The Illiad.
(d) Ulysses.

12. What stuttering man did Florence date whose proposal Granny was eager for her to accept in Chapter 11?
(a) James.
(b) Larry.
(c) Lloyd.
(d) Hunter.

13. How far away from Oxford is Batesville, MS?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 80 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

14. Where was Bres when she died?
(a) In her dorm room.
(b) At her mother's house.
(c) On her way to Memphis.
(d) On her way to Batesville.

15. Who was a Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty and fertility?
(a) Venus.
(b) Diana.
(c) Cupid.
(d) Aphrodite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had been Florence's Mama's first beau?

2. Who did Florence begin helping with her French homework in Chapter 15?

3. Who was Florence's college advisor in Chapter 9?

4. What did Florence's sorority sisters tease her about in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 9, the college president welcomed the Class of what year?

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