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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the campus heartthrob who taught Florence's favorite course in Chapter 11?
(a) Dr. Anderson.
(b) Dr. Neely.
(c) Dr. Newton.
(d) Dr. Jameson.

2. To what department did Florence rush to register for classes, after checking the girls into the dorm in Chapter 13?
(a) The History Department.
(b) The School of Education.
(c) The English Department.
(d) The Biology Department.

3. What did Florence fear becoming after graduation in Chapter 12?
(a) An atheist.
(b) A malkin.
(c) A brain.
(d) A lesbian.

4. Who did Bres and Florence visit for Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) The Vernon sisters.
(b) The Darnay sisters.
(c) The Smith sisters.
(d) The Andras sisters.

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

6. In what department was Bres a graduate assistant?
(a) English.
(b) Social Sciences.
(c) The Classics.
(d) History.

7. What did Bres define as "a woman of great stature, strength and courage who is not feminine in conventional ways" in Chapter 14?
(a) A virago.
(b) A malkin.
(c) A virage.
(d) A prima donna.

8. What classic Southern belle did Florence study who was a rich heiress, and made her callers wait for a long time?
(a) Tulaplee.
(b) Andreana.
(c) Jessalyn.
(d) Sarah Mae.

9. Who wrote the play "Berenice"?
(a) Jean Racine.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Ayn Rand.

10. Who was the head of the French Department in Chapter 9?
(a) Miss White.
(b) Paula Hale.
(c) Dr. LaMarche.
(d) Dr. Nelson.

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

12. Around what year was "The Decameron" begun?
(a) 1495.
(b) 1350.
(c) 1190.
(d) 1555.

13. What was Florence's monthly stipend to be for her fellowship in Chapter 12?
(a) $50.
(b) $300.
(c) $200.
(d) $100.

14. What did Florence decide as an undergraduate major in Chapter 11?
(a) Education.
(b) English.
(c) History.
(d) Biology.

15. In what magazine did Florence find a call for first person stories that would be of interest to a housewife in Chapter 16?
(a) "Young Writer's of America."
(b) "Reader's Digest."
(c) "Woman's World."
(d) "The Writer's Market."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Florence's second advisor suggest she write about in Chapter 13?

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

3. How did Bres die?

4. What did Florence want to write her thesis on in Chapter 13?

5. How much money did the magazine send Florence for her stories in Chapter 16?

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