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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. What did Mama begin teaching Florence in Chapter 5 which Granny objected to, saying the child would turn out warped?
(a) English grammar.
(b) American history.
(c) Temporal acts of mercy.
(d) War songs.

2. In the Prologue, the author states that what enjoy a generic recognition only in the South?
(a) Gentlemen.
(b) The Aristocracy.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Priests.

3. In Chapter 7, Herb worked increasingly less, refusing to start his own band or solicit engagements from whom, as Granny suggested?
(a) The New York Social Register.
(b) The Charleston Social Register.
(c) The Washington Social Register.
(d) The Smithsonian Museum.

4. What did Herb refer to Granny's stories of female problems?
(a) The Karmata.
(b) The Ovariad.
(c) The Droll.
(d) The Illiad.

5. In Chapter 5, Mama went into a patriotic frenzy, smashing anything that was made where?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade did Florence begin studying French?

2. What black woman who worked for her in Ballston did Granny hire in Chapter 2?

3. When did Henry Adams die?

4. Who was the principal at Florence's school in Chapter 5?

5. When did Mama begin getting contractions in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Granny's idea of an unwarped female? How did she hope to make Florence one in Chapter 5?

2. How is Mama described in her youth in Chapter 1?

3. What argument did Granny and Mama have about working in Chapter 6?

4. Where did Herb and Mama set up house in Chapter 2? What did Granny think?

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

6. What did Granny predict about Florence's birth? When was she born?

7. Why did Florence's family have to leave their home on Park Road in Chapter 4? Where did they move?

8. What was the relationship between Mama and Herb like after Florence was born? How did Florence relate to Herb?

9. How was the role of religion in the King household described in Chapter 3?

10. Where did the family accompany Granny every six months, as described in Chapter 3? What does Florence recall about these visits?

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