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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What, in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous to the Latin generosus and generosa?
(a) Malkin.
(b) Southern debutante.
(c) Aristocrat.
(d) Gentlewoman.

3. What refers to the membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening?
(a) Hymen.
(b) Hormone.
(c) Fallopian tube.
(d) Ovary.

4. 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) Greek.
(c) Secretarial.
(d) Academic.

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

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

7. When did the Grope plan to make a liquor run in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

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

9. What term refers to the automatic repetition of vocalizations made by another person?
(a) Echania.
(b) Echolalia.
(c) Echocomy.
(d) Echonaia.

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

11. What did Florence want to write her thesis on in Chapter 13?
(a) The Fountainhead.
(b) Berenice.
(c) Sarah James.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

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

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

14. Why was Florence unable to transfer to another school to study French in Chapter 9?
(a) She was a Republican.
(b) She was a woman.
(c) She was on probation.
(d) She was on scholarship.

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

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 classic Southern belle did Florence study who was a rich heiress, and made her callers wait for a long time?

3. Whose father owned half the Delta, according to the girls in the Grope?

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

5. Who led the Renaissance England class in Chapter 12?

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