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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. In Chapter 16, the author writes, "while I had never enjoyed reading _______, my whole life had prepared me for writing them... Thanks to Fate, I knew it."
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Mystery novels.
(c) Biographies.
(d) True confessions.

2. Who did Bres and Florence visit for Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) The Andras sisters.
(b) The Vernon sisters.
(c) The Smith sisters.
(d) The Darnay sisters.

3. What did Florence's French teacher suggest she become in Chapter 8?
(a) A book translator.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A writer.

4. What university did Florence attend for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Jamestown University.
(b) University of Mississippi.
(c) American University.
(d) Oxford University.

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) "Reader's Digest."
(b) "Woman's World."
(c) "Young Writer's of America."
(d) "The Writer's Market."

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean word meaning women of the lower orders did Herb reveal to Florence in Chapter 8?

2. What, in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous to the Latin generosus and generosa?

3. What did Florence define as "a woman who worries about her femininity" in Chapter 12?

4. When did the Grope plan to make a liquor run in the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. Bres got rid of the rest of the members of the Grope in Chapter 14 by telling them that she and Florence had to discuss what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Florence go to the gynecologist in Chapter 8? What happened?

2. What about Miz Arvella's speech did Florence intend to analyze in Chapter 13?

3. What was Florence's first impression of her advisor in college?

4. What did the college president state in his speech in Chapter 9?

5. What was Bres' reaction when Florence told her about her writing in Chapter 16? Why?

6. What did Florence do in preparation for sexual exploration in Chapter 12?

7. What did Paula Hale inform Florence in Chapter 9? What was her reaction?

8. What group of girls did Florence belong to in high school? What were the alternative group referred to as?

9. What were the first stories Florence wrote in Chapter 16? What success did she meet?

10. Where did Florence go on her first date in Chapter 10? What were the "rules" for young women dating at that time?

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