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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Granny began training Florence to be a lady with what, which they practiced in bed in Chapter 3?
(a) Duets.
(b) Poise.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Poems.

3. What did Florence's junior high school become a school for a year after she began attending?
(a) Young boys.
(b) Black children.
(c) Business college.
(d) Young girls.

4. One of the women whom Granny nursed bequeathed her a house where?
(a) Anderson Ave.
(b) 10th Ave.
(c) 14th Street.
(d) Monroe Street.

5. What was the name of Florence's Mama's father?
(a) Lionel.
(b) James.
(c) Larry.
(d) Botetourt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mama begin teaching Florence in Chapter 5 which Granny objected to, saying the child would turn out warped?

2. What is the full name of Florence's Mama?

3. In what city did Herb and Mama live after marrying?

4. What did Mama do when Florence's teacher sent home remarks that Florence was unsociable in Chapter 5?

5. Where did Florence's family vacation with their extended family in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Florence's conclusion after her failed friendship with Harried in Chapter 6?

2. What reaction did the war cause in Florence's family in Chapter 5?

3. What led Florence's first teacher to suggest she skip Kindergarten B in Chapter 4?

4. What argument did Granny and Mama have about working in Chapter 6?

5. Why did Florence's family have to leave their home on Park Road in Chapter 4? Where did they move?

6. Where did Herb and Mama set up house in Chapter 2? What did Granny think?

7. How is Mama described in her youth in Chapter 1?

8. What was the relationship between Mama and Herb like after Florence was born? How did Florence relate to Herb?

9. What attracted men to Evelyn Cunningham? Who was the one exception?

10. How is Granny described in Chapters 1 and 2? What was her relationship with Mama like?

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