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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herb buy and move into the living room in Chapter 2?

2. How old was Florence's Mama when she quit school?

3. What grade did Florence skip because of her grades in Chapter 5?

4. Who was the only man who was immune to Evelyn Cunningham's charms in Chapter 1?

5. Why was Florence's family evicted from the apartment at Park Road?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How did Florence discover the purpose of the IQ test in Chapter 6?

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

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

7. What did Granny predict about Florence's birth? When was she born?

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

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

10. What reaction did the war cause in Florence's family in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the role that World War II played in the lives of the King family in Chapter 5. How did Herb feel about the war? How did Mama?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "femininity" in the narrative. How did the different figures in Florence's life view femininity differently?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Racine and "Berenice" in the narrative. Why did Berenice replace Dominique as Florence's role model?

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