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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. To what department did Florence rush to register for classes, after checking the girls into the dorm in Chapter 13?
(a) The History Department.
(b) The School of Education.
(c) The English Department.
(d) The Biology Department.

2. Around what year was "The Decameron" begun?
(a) 1495.
(b) 1555.
(c) 1190.
(d) 1350.

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

4. Who was Florence's biology lab partner in Chapter 10?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Lloyd.
(c) James.
(d) Larry.

5. Who wrote "The Decameron"?
(a) Alexander Pope.
(b) Giovanni Boccaccio.
(c) Viceno Botticelli.
(d) Andreas Francois.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who had been Florence's Mama's first beau?

3. Who helped Florence obtain a fellowship to continue graduate studies in Chapter 12?

4. What is a ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance?

5. What did Florence obtain in order to avoid pregnancy in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Florence feel about Bres upon returning from the Christmas holidays in Chapter 16?

4. What led Florence to study for the Marines in Chapter 11?

5. How did Florence view the deep South in Chapter 13?

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

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

8. Who helped Florence obtain a fellowship for graduate school in Chapter 12?

9. What happened with Florence's English textbooks in Chapter 11?

10. What led to Florence's being asked to leave her sorority in Chapter 12?

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