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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Marian litany originally approved when by Pope Sixtus V?
(a) 1680.
(b) 1587.
(c) 1497.
(d) 1904.

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

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

5. Florence was the only member of her sorority who did not take what popular college course?
(a) Preparation for Business.
(b) English Composition.
(c) Preparation for Marriage.
(d) French Grammar.

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

7. What did the doctor present Granny with after Florence's exam in Chapter 8?
(a) A certificate of authenticity.
(b) A certificate of health.
(c) A certificate of virginity.
(d) A certificate of pregnancy.

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

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

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

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

12. What did Florence tell the school nurse she wanted to have in Chapter 8?
(a) A baby.
(b) A lobotomy.
(c) A disenchantment.
(d) A hysterectomy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Florence attempted to read a brochure from her mother's box of what in Chapter 8?

2. Who was the head of the French Department in Chapter 9?

3. Who was in charge of the dormitory which Florence worked at in Chapter 13?

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

5. Who wrote "The Decameron"?

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