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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 Herb buy and move into the living room in Chapter 2?
(a) A piano.
(b) A rollaway bed.
(c) A sofa set.
(d) A baby crib.

2. Where did Florence's father take her to teach her to read and write during the day in Chapter 3?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) The museum.
(c) His office.
(d) The library.

3. Who was the only man who was immune to Evelyn Cunningham's charms in Chapter 1?
(a) Preston Hunt.
(b) Larry Smith.
(c) Herbert King.
(d) James Hunter.

4. What is believed to occur when the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, comes back to life in a new form, such as another animal or anything that is living?
(a) Karma.
(b) Rejuvenation.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) Agnosticism.

5. What black woman who worked for her in Ballston did Granny hire in Chapter 2?
(a) Aunt Jonesy.
(b) Jensy Custis.
(c) Sara Cummings.
(d) Miz Flora.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms did the apartment have which Herb signed a lease on after Florence's family was evicted from the apartment at Park Road?

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

3. What overdeveloped girl in Florence's class explained they were determining where to put each person in the junior high track in Chapter 6?

4. How often did Florence's family accompany Granny to church?

5. What did Florence's junior high school become a school for a year after she began attending?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Evelyn Cunningham described in Chapter 1? Why did she stay with Granny?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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