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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Flannery took white rum for pain when she broke her ___________.
(a) Toe.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Leg.
(d) Arm.

2. Who is the priest of Irish descent with whom Flannery communicates?
(a) Father John McCown.
(b) Father Patrick O'Leary.
(c) Father Ralph Guinness.
(d) Father Tommy O'Brien.

3. How does Flannery think young writers should be treated?
(a) Encourage them to write every day.
(b) Don't show any partiality to them.
(c) Don't be too harsh on them.
(d) Thrown them into the deep end.

4. What is distinctive about Flannery's illness?
(a) It is curable.
(b) It is cancerous.
(c) It is contagious.
(d) It comes and goes.

5. Flannery's letters in this section are ________________.
(a) Informative.
(b) Charming.
(c) All of these.
(d) Friendly.

6. On what day was Flannery O'Connor born?
(a) September 15.
(b) May 5.
(c) March 25.
(d) June 25.

7. Where does Flannery live during this period?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Milledgeville, Georgia.

8. Who is one of the newest connections with whom Flannery exchanges letters in this section?
(a) Dr. P.J. Brumbaugh.
(b) Fr. J.R. Sprague.
(c) Fr. James Hall.
(d) Dr. T.R. Spivey.

9. Why does Flannery not use paint brushes to paint?
(a) She dislikes washing them.
(b) She can't get the sizes she needs.
(c) She can't get Parisian brushes in Georgia.
(d) She thinks they are too small.

10. What is Flannery's marital status?
(a) Separated.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Married.
(d) Single.

11. What kind of animal does Flannery want to be run over?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Skunk.

12. In the first letter of this section Flannery writes about her characters and _______________.
(a) Plot information.
(b) Themes.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Ssymbolism.

13. From where were some of O'Connor's letters taken?
(a) Her doctoral thesis.
(b) Her college papers.
(c) Her girlhood diaries.
(d) Her first poetry book.

14. From which college did Flannery graduate?
(a) Savannah College of Art and Design.
(b) Georgia Tech.
(c) Georgia State College for Women.
(d) University of Georgia.

15. Mr. William Sessions becomes a good friend to both Flannery and ______________.
(a) her mother.
(b) her sister.
(c) her publisher.
(d) her neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the introduction of the book?

2. In what city did Flannery attend college?

3. Why is Flannery typical of the people in her hometown?

4. Flannery comments on a woman who reads the existentialists and claims to have lost her __________________.

5. How many letters are contained in this section?

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