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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. In Chapter 9, the college president recommended the ____ life for his students since it was an excellent way to meet people and acquire dates.

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

3. What position did Florence take for the History Department as a summer job in Chapter 12?

4. In what department was Bres a graduate assistant?

5. In Chapter 9, the college president stated, "a smart woman is one who's smart enough to know when to" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Florence go to the gynecologist in Chapter 8? What happened?

3. What did Florence discover in the library while working on applications for grants in Chapter 16?

4. What were Florence's views on dating in high school in Chapter 8? How did the other girls view her for this?

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

6. How did Florence meet Bres in Chapter 13? What were her first impressions?

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

8. What was Florence's first impression of her advisor in college?

9. What group of girls did Florence belong to in high school? What were the alternative group referred to as?

10. Who did Florence begin dating the summer after her second year of college? Why did she break up with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the American University, and the expectations of women in career paths or marriage paths in the 1950s. How is this exemplified in the president's speech?

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

Discuss the role of the civil rights movement in the narrative. How did Florence feel about segregation and black suppression? Did she have an opinion?

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