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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Habit of Being : Chapter 2, Part II - Day In and Day Out 1953 - 1958 pgs 50 - 100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes the introduction of the book?
(a) Flannery O'Connor.
(b) Sally Fitzgerald.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Reynolds Price.

2. Why is Flannery typical of the people in her hometown?
(a) She has small town values.
(b) She is a Catholic.
(c) She has a Celtic surname.
(d) She is a Georgia native.

3. Flannery employs _____________ dialect and slang in her letter about The Kenyon Review.
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) South Carolina.

4. Fitzgerald says that the letters provide _____________________.
(a) A cursory glance at O'Connor's code of ethics.
(b) A curriculum vitae for O'Connor.
(c) An in-depth look at O'Connor's life.
(d) A brief summary of O'Connor's life.

5. What does Flannery use for painting?
(a) Palette knife.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Table knife.
(d) Popsicle sticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Flannery when she moved to her mother's birthplace in Milledgeville, Georgia?

2. What is the purpose of the Editorial Note?

3. How old was Flannery when her father died?

4. Flannery's letters in this section are ________________.

5. What is the name of Flannery's first novel?

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