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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the play "Berenice"?
(a) Jean Racine.
(b) Ayn Rand.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Henry James.

2. What did Florence and Bres drink while talking at the dorm in Chapter 14?
(a) Margaritas.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Martinis.

3. What position did Florence apply for at her graduate school?
(a) Dorm proctor.
(b) Athletics supervisor.
(c) Librarian.
(d) History secretary.

4. What refers to the membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening?
(a) Ovary.
(b) Fallopian tube.
(c) Hymen.
(d) Hormone.

5. What university was suggested to Florence for graduate studies in Chapter 12?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Louisiana State University.
(c) Georgetown University.
(d) University of Mississippi.

6. What was Florence's favorite college course in Chapter 11?
(a) Medieval Portraits: Literature as History.
(b) English Literature.
(c) American History.
(d) Romantic Portraits: Painting and History.

7. What did Florence define as "a woman who worries about her femininity" in Chapter 12?
(a) A belle.
(b) A debutante.
(c) A brain.
(d) A malkin.

8. What is a ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance?
(a) Grouper.
(b) Barracuda.
(c) Gar.
(d) Shark.

9. What did Florence decide as an undergraduate major in Chapter 11?
(a) History.
(b) English.
(c) Biology.
(d) Education.

10. What university did Florence attend for her undergraduate degree?
(a) University of Mississippi.
(b) Jamestown University.
(c) American University.
(d) Oxford University.

11. What did Florence want to write her thesis on in Chapter 13?
(a) The Fountainhead.
(b) Sarah James.
(c) Berenice.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

12. Who was the head of the French Department in Chapter 9?
(a) Dr. Nelson.
(b) Dr. LaMarche.
(c) Miss White.
(d) Paula Hale.

13. What did Bres define as "a woman of great stature, strength and courage who is not feminine in conventional ways" in Chapter 14?
(a) A virage.
(b) A malkin.
(c) A virago.
(d) A prima donna.

14. Where did the Grope plan to make a liquor run in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Memphis, TN.
(b) West Memphis, AR.
(c) Chattanooga, TN.
(d) Bayonneville, LA.

15. In Chapter 9, the college president welcomed the Class of what year?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bres got rid of the rest of the members of the Grope in Chapter 14 by telling them that she and Florence had to discuss what?

2. In what department was Bres a graduate assistant?

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

4. What did Florence fear becoming after graduation in Chapter 12?

5. In what magazine did Florence find a call for first person stories that would be of interest to a housewife in Chapter 16?

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