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

2. What was the group known as which had Bres as its leader?

3. To what department did Florence rush to register for classes, after checking the girls into the dorm in Chapter 13?

4. Who was Florence's college advisor in Chapter 9?

5. Who had been Florence's Mama's first beau?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Florence view the deep South in Chapter 13?

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

6. What about Miz Arvella's speech did Florence intend to analyze in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Florence's relationship with Larry in Chapter 10. Why did Florence seek to date Larry? Why did they break up?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Louise King and the setting of Chapter 1. What year was Mama born? Where did she grow up? What was Ballston like during this time period?

Essay Topic 3

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

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