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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. Where did Florence begin sleeping after outgrowing her crib in Chapter 3?
(a) With Granny in Mama's room.
(b) With Herb in his room.
(c) With Mama in her room.
(d) With Granny on the sofa bed.

2. What did Florence always refer to her father as?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Jack.
(c) Herb.
(d) Papa.

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

4. When did Mama begin getting contractions in Chapter 2?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas Day.

5. What overdeveloped girl in Florence's class explained they were determining where to put each person in the junior high track in Chapter 6?
(a) Jennifer Hopkins.
(b) Sarah Hopkins.
(c) Ann Hopkins.
(d) Andrea Frankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character in "The Fountainhead" did Florence attempt to emulate?

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

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

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

5. Where did Florence's family vacation with their extended family in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Florence and Granny react to Florence's first menstruation in Chapter 7? What literary figure did Florence become obsessed with at this time?

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

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

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

8. What attracted men to Evelyn Cunningham? Who was the one exception?

9. What altering descriptions of femininity followed the war in Chapter 6?

10. How is Granny described in Chapters 1 and 2? What was her relationship with Mama like?

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