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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 much money did the magazine send Florence for her stories in Chapter 16?

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

3. What refers to the membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Florence feel about Bres upon returning from the Christmas holidays in Chapter 16?

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

3. What did Florence do in preparation for sexual exploration in Chapter 12?

4. What happened with Florence's English textbooks in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

9. Where did Bres and Florence go for Christmas in Chapter 15? What were Florence's impressions there?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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