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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. Which of the following is a topic in a letter written to Louise Abbot?
(a) All of these.
(b) Penance.
(c) Faith.
(d) Free will.

2. What does Flannery show no indication of pursuing or hoping for?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Health.
(d) Romance.

3. Flannery was now old enough to be called ___________ even though she wasn't married.
(a) Mrs.
(b) Ma'm.
(c) Ms.
(d) Mama.

4. Within provincial Georgia, Flannery is considered to be one of ____________________.
(a) "The rebels."
(b) "The country's greatest writers."
(c) "The contrarians."
(d) "Those single women."

5. To whom does Flannery begin a letter with the salutation, "Dear Rayverberator"?
(a) A.
(b) Maryat Lee.
(c) Sally Fitzgerald.
(d) Cecil Dawkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Flannery's friends wears a Russian costume of a large hat and black cape?

2. On what holiday does Flannery write to "A" to tell her that she is sick in bed?

3. Who writes an introduction to this chapter of letters?

4. Who wins the National Book Award in this section?

5. Flannery wrote her last letter __________________ prior to her death.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flannery integrate formal and regional writing in her letters?

2. What does Flannery write about conversion to her friend, "A?"

3. How does Flannery describe a teaching assignment to Cecil?

4. To which person does Flannery write both the first and last letters in this section?

5. How does Flannery use humor in the incident involving the discovery of body parts?

6. Which are the main topics Flannery consistently addresses in her letters?

7. What fear about her book does Flannery share in a letter in this section?

8. What is Sally Fitzgerald's perspective on how Flannery dealt with her illness?

9. What information does Flannery share about the god, Thor, in one of her letters to John Hawkes?

10. What has become evident about the information Flannery shares with her different friends?

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