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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose presence was "destined to make the summer of 1941 a season that would live in imbecility" in Chapter 4?
(a) Mama's.
(b) Granny's.
(c) Evelyn's.
(d) Florence's.

2. Who paraphrased Henry Adams in Chapter 6, saying "culturally impossible for the American woman to be feminine because she has no defining goddesses"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Florence.
(c) Granny.
(d) Herb.

3. What did Granny have Florence accompany her and Jensy attend on in Chapter 5?
(a) Political protests.
(b) Weddings and balls.
(c) War marches.
(d) Temporal acts of mercy.

4. Who did Evelyn Cunningham fall in love with at first sight in Chapter 1?
(a) Larry Smith.
(b) Anderson King.
(c) Herbert King.
(d) Preston Hunt.

5. What refers to the generalized dislike, distrust, disgust, contempt or hatred of the human species or human nature?
(a) Malaprop.
(b) Misanthrope.
(c) Misogynist.
(d) Mistrust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Herb's profession when he married?

2. What did Florence make for Herb's birthday in Chapter 4?

3. Who is the protagonist of "The Fountainhead"?

4. For what company did Florence's Mama go to work after quitting school?

5. When did World War II end?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction did the war cause in Florence's family in Chapter 5?

2. How did Florence describe the summer of 1941 in Chapter 4?

3. What did Mama do when Florence's teacher noted she was unfriendly in Chapter 5?

4. What did Florence write about Granny inviting Jensy to live with them in Chapter 7?

5. How is Florence's early childhood described with Granny in Chapter 3?

6. What led to Florence being labeled "misanthropic" in Chapter 5?

7. What led Granny to move in with Herb and Mama in Chapter 2? Who was Jensy?

8. Why did Florence transfer schools in Chapter 7? What did she enjoy studying there?

9. Why did Mama date Preston Hunt? Who did she date afterward?

10. How did Granny obtain a house in Chapter 7? What was the new living situation like?

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