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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Florence's biology lab partner in Chapter 10?
(a) Lloyd.
(b) James.
(c) Larry.
(d) Hunter.

3. What was Florence's favorite college course in Chapter 11?
(a) Romantic Portraits: Painting and History.
(b) American History.
(c) Medieval Portraits: Literature as History.
(d) English Literature.

4. What did Florence define as "a woman who worries about her femininity" in Chapter 12?
(a) A brain.
(b) A debutante.
(c) A belle.
(d) A malkin.

5. What happened to all of Bres' belongings after her death?
(a) They were donated to charity.
(b) They were given to an orphanage.
(c) They were burned.
(d) Florence took them.

6. Who was in charge of the dormitory which Florence worked at in Chapter 13?
(a) Miz Donata.
(b) Miz Sarah.
(c) Miz Clayborne.
(d) Miz Arvella.

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

8. 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 Biology Department.
(d) The English Department.

9. Who revealed his ancestry was about to be defined in no uncertain terms, and left Florence with two hints to figure it out in Chapter 14?
(a) Lloyd.
(b) David.
(c) Herb.
(d) Larry.

10. What position did Florence apply for at her graduate school?
(a) Athletics supervisor.
(b) Librarian.
(c) History secretary.
(d) Dorm proctor.

11. How old was Bres when Florence met her?
(a) 27.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

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

13. 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 malkin.
(b) A prima donna.
(c) A virage.
(d) A virago.

14. What university was suggested to Florence for graduate studies in Chapter 12?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Louisiana State University.
(c) Georgetown University.
(d) University of Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who borrowed Florence's English textbooks for her fiancé in Chapter 11?

2. What did Florence say couldn't be all that bad if all of her sorority sisters were against it in Chapter 12?

3. What did the doctor present Granny with after Florence's exam in Chapter 8?

4. With what man did Florence have a sexual affair after Bres' death in Chapter 16?

5. What did Florence tell the school nurse she wanted to have in Chapter 8?

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