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

2. How far away from Oxford is Batesville, MS?

3. How did Bres die?

4. Who was Florence's biology lab partner in Chapter 10?

5. What did Florence say couldn't be all that bad if all of her sorority sisters were against it in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Florence feel about Bres upon returning from the Christmas holidays in Chapter 16?

2. How did Florence feel about marriage in Chapter 11? What class was her favorite in college?

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

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

5. How did Bres come about defining "virago" in Chapter 14?

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

7. Where did the Grope go to drink in the end of Chapter 13?

8. Who helped Florence obtain a fellowship for graduate school in Chapter 12?

9. What did the college president state in his speech in Chapter 9?

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

Analyze and discuss the role of religion in the King household in Chapter 3. How did Florence's beliefs form from these disparate beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Florence's visit to the gynecologist in Chapter 8. Why did the doctor present Granny with a certificate and what did it prove?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "femininity" in the narrative. How did the different figures in Florence's life view femininity differently?

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