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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class did the head of the French Department allow Florence to waive in Chapter 9?
(a) French grammar and composition.
(b) French declensions.
(c) French literature.
(d) French history and civilization.

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

3. In what length of time did Florence write "I Committed Adultery in a Diabetic Coma"?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A week.

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

5. With what man did Florence have a sexual affair after Bres' death in Chapter 16?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Michael.
(c) James.
(d) Vardis.

6. In Chapter 9, the college president stated, "a smart woman is one who's smart enough to know when to" what?
(a) Be quiet.
(b) Be dumb.
(c) Be assertive.
(d) Be meek.

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

8. 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) Larry.
(b) Herb.
(c) David.
(d) Lloyd.

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

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

11. How many words was Florence's story "I Committed Adultery in a Diabetic Coma"?
(a) 4000.
(b) 1600.
(c) 3500.
(d) 1200.

12. What is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivized trade unions or industrial unions?
(a) Syndicalism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Communism.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What university was suggested to Florence for graduate studies in Chapter 12?

3. What did Bres' mother do when Florence begged her for something that belonged to Bres in Chapter 16?

4. What, in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous to the Latin generosus and generosa?

5. What position did Florence take for the History Department as a summer job in Chapter 12?

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