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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. How many words was Florence's story "I Committed Adultery in a Diabetic Coma"?

2. What university did Florence attend for her undergraduate degree?

3. What did Bres' mother do when Florence begged her for something that belonged to Bres in Chapter 16?

4. What happened to all of Bres' belongings after her death?

5. Where did Florence take a bus ride to from Memphis in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Herb tell Florence when she called home in Chapter 14?

2. How did Florence feel about marriage in Chapter 11? What class was her favorite in college?

3. What was Bres' reaction when Florence told her about her writing in Chapter 16? Why?

4. How did Florence feel about the end of her undergraduate career?

5. Where did Florence go on her first date in Chapter 10? What were the "rules" for young women dating at that time?

6. Where did the Grope go to drink in the end of Chapter 13?

7. Who helped Florence obtain a fellowship for graduate school in Chapter 12?

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

9. What did the college president state in his speech in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the relationship between Granny and Florence in Florence's first years. How did Florence feel about Granny in Chapter 3?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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