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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. At the end of what grade was Florence given an IQ test in Chapter 6?

2. To what junior high school did Florence transfer a year after she began attending?

3. Where did Herb finally secure a job in Chapter 7?

4. Whose Biblical theology was "enervated by her superiority complex," as noted by the author in Chapter 3?

5. When did Mama begin getting contractions in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Granny predict about Florence's birth? When was she born?

3. How was the role of religion in the King household described in Chapter 3?

4. How is Evelyn Cunningham described in Chapter 1? Why did she stay with Granny?

5. What disagreement did Herb and Granny have regarding Evelyn's behavior in Chapter 4?

6. What altering descriptions of femininity followed the war in Chapter 6?

7. How did Granny obtain a house in Chapter 7? What was the new living situation like?

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

9. Why did Florence transfer schools in Chapter 7? What did she enjoy studying there?

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

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

Discuss the history of education in the South, particularly in Virginia during the 1930s. When and how were girls educated differently than boys at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Granny (Lura Ruding nee Upton) and Jensy Custis in the narrative. What role did Granny play in Mama and Herb's life before Florence was born?

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