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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to an archetype for a young woman of the American Old South's upper class?
(a) Southern mirage.
(b) Southern flora.
(c) Southern broad.
(d) Southern belle.

2. Who became Florence's new teacher in 3B in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Otter.
(b) Miss Tanner.
(c) Mrs. Ogilvy.
(d) Miss Ballinger.

3. Who did Evelyn Cunningham fall in love with at first sight in Chapter 1?
(a) Anderson King.
(b) Preston Hunt.
(c) Larry Smith.
(d) Herbert King.

4. What is the full name of Florence's Mama?
(a) Sara King.
(b) Lura King.
(c) Angela King.
(d) Louise King.

5. Where did Florence's Mama grow up?
(a) Little Rock, AR.
(b) Ballston, VA.
(c) Charleston, VA.
(d) Washington, D.C.

6. To what junior high school did Florence transfer a year after she began attending?
(a) Williams Senior High.
(b) Central Junior-Senior High.
(c) Powell Junior High.
(d) Anderson Senior High.

7. Who decided to replace the old tombstones in Congressional Cemetery with one big market in Chapter 5?
(a) Granny.
(b) Botetourt.
(c) James.
(d) Herb.

8. In the Prologue, the author states that what enjoy a generic recognition only in the South?
(a) Ladies.
(b) Priests.
(c) The Aristocracy.
(d) Gentlemen.

9. In Chapter 7, Herb worked increasingly less, refusing to start his own band or solicit engagements from whom, as Granny suggested?
(a) The Smithsonian Museum.
(b) The New York Social Register.
(c) The Washington Social Register.
(d) The Charleston Social Register.

10. When was Henry Adams born?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1919.

11. In Chapter 5, Mama went into a patriotic frenzy, smashing anything that was made where?
(a) France.
(b) Japan.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

12. What did Florence always refer to her father as?
(a) Papa.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Herb.
(d) Jack.

13. What did Herb buy and move into the living room in Chapter 2?
(a) A piano.
(b) A rollaway bed.
(c) A baby crib.
(d) A sofa set.

14. When did Henry Adams die?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1918.

15. Florence's grandmother gave her an article from "Daughters" magazine about how God fashioned the Southern girl from all the wonders of His creation in celebration of what?
(a) Her first job.
(b) Her college acceptance.
(c) Her first date.
(d) Her first menstruation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did World War II begin?

2. Where was Herb King originally from?

3. What was the name of Granny's son who died at a young age?

4. On what days of the week did Herb work at his new job in Chapter 7?

5. In what year was Florence's family evicted from the apartment at Park Road?

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