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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. To what junior high school did Florence transfer a year after she began attending?
2. How often did the house cleaner come to clean Mama's house in Chapter 2?
3. Whose presence was "destined to make the summer of 1941 a season that would live in imbecility" in Chapter 4?
4. What character in "The Fountainhead" did Florence attempt to emulate?
5. What did Herb refer to Granny's stories of female problems?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Florence write about Granny inviting Jensy to live with them in Chapter 7?
2. Why did Florence transfer schools in Chapter 7? What did she enjoy studying there?
3. What reaction did the war cause in Florence's family in Chapter 5?
4. What was the relationship between Mama and Herb like after Florence was born? How did Florence relate to Herb?
5. What argument did Granny and Mama have about working in Chapter 6?
6. Where did the family accompany Granny every six months, as described in Chapter 3? What does Florence recall about these visits?
7. Why did Mama date Preston Hunt? Who did she date afterward?
8. How is Florence's early childhood described with Granny in Chapter 3?
9. How did Florence describe the summer of 1941 in Chapter 4?
10. How is Granny described in Chapters 1 and 2? What was her relationship with Mama like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the role of religion in the King household in Chapter 3. How did Florence's beliefs form from these disparate beliefs?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss Florence's views of sexuality in high school in Chapter 8. How common was it for young women to be uneducated in the ways of sex at this time?
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