View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did World War II begin?

3. When did Henry Adams die?

4. Where did the ambulance take Evelyn to a hospital in Chapter 4?

5. Whose Biblical theology was "enervated by her superiority complex," as noted by the author in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led Florence's first teacher to suggest she skip Kindergarten B in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. Why did Mama date Preston Hunt? Who did she date afterward?

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

8. How did Granny obtain a house in Chapter 7? What was the new living situation like?

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

10. Why did Florence transfer schools in Chapter 7? What did she enjoy studying there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Florence's relationship with Larry in Chapter 10. Why did Florence seek to date Larry? Why did they break up?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Granny (Lura Ruding nee Upton) and Jensy Custis in the narrative. What role did Granny play in Mama and Herb's life before Florence was born?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the settings of Memphis and Oxford, Mississippi, in the narrative. How do these settings differ from those in Florence's childhood?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 815 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample