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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Florence began to have cramps so bad that her grandmother took her where?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A gynecologist.
(c) A pediatrician.
(d) A midwife.

2. What university did Florence attend for her undergraduate degree?
(a) University of Mississippi.
(b) Jamestown University.
(c) American University.
(d) Oxford University.

3. Where did Florence go on her first date with her lab partner in Chapter 10?
(a) To dinner.
(b) To a student lecture.
(c) A fraternity party.
(d) To the movies.

4. What did Florence's sorority sisters tease her about in Chapter 12?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her father.
(c) Marine camp.
(d) Her major.

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

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

7. In Chapter 9, the college president recommended the ____ life for his students since it was an excellent way to meet people and acquire dates.
(a) Studious.
(b) Academic.
(c) Greek.
(d) Secretarial.

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

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

10. Who had been Florence's Mama's first beau?
(a) James Vincent.
(b) Lloyd Francis.
(c) Herb King.
(d) Preston Hunt.

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

12. Who helped Florence obtain a fellowship to continue graduate studies in Chapter 12?
(a) Dr. Newton.
(b) Dr. Hale.
(c) Dr. Anderson.
(d) Dr. Milikin.

13. 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) Florence's thesis.
(b) The Grope.
(c) Bres' thesis.
(d) Dr. Newton.

14. Where did the Grope plan to make a liquor run in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Bayonneville, LA.
(b) Chattanooga, TN.
(c) Memphis, TN.
(d) West Memphis, AR.

15. What position did Florence take for the History Department as a summer job in Chapter 12?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Analyst.
(c) Typist.
(d) Assistant professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean word meaning women of the lower orders did Herb reveal to Florence in Chapter 8?

2. How did Bres die?

3. What did Bres define as "a woman of great stature, strength and courage who is not feminine in conventional ways" in Chapter 14?

4. Who did Griselda marry in medieval folklore?

5. Who wrote "The Decameron"?

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