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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 overdeveloped girl in Florence's class explained they were determining where to put each person in the junior high track in Chapter 6?

2. When was "The Fountainhead" published?

3. In what year was Florence's Mama born?

4. To what junior high school did Florence transfer a year after she began attending?

5. When did Mama begin getting contractions in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What altering descriptions of femininity followed the war in Chapter 6?

2. What did Mama do when Florence's teacher noted she was unfriendly in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What was Granny's idea of an unwarped female? How did she hope to make Florence one in Chapter 5?

6. What was the relationship between Mama and Herb like after Florence was born? How did Florence relate to Herb?

7. How is Florence's early childhood described with Granny in Chapter 3?

8. What was Florence's conclusion after her failed friendship with Harried in Chapter 6?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Evelyn and Mama in the narrative. How are these women different? What similarities do they share?

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