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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. How does O'Connor believe a work of fiction should be studied?
(a) Psychologically.
(b) Sociologically.
(c) Technically.
(d) Grammatically.

2. What family member of O'Connor's reviewed her novel for her high school class?
(a) Sister.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Niece.

3. What does the Catholic reader separate nature from?
(a) Faith.
(b) Grace.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

4. What kind of answers do Catholics abide by?
(a) Instant.
(b) Rational.
(c) Sentimental.
(d) Complex.

5. Who does O'Connor say South Boston belongs to?
(a) Edwin O'Connor.
(b) Allen Drury.
(c) Robert Lewis Taylor.
(d) James Agee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in fiction is usually disturbing to the reader?

2. What John Hersey novel in O'Connor's examples did parents seem to object to?

3. In what month did O'Connor present materials from "The Church and the Fiction Writer" during a talk at a college?

4. O'Connor mentions instances where parents from what state object to their child's reading assignments?

5. Who said his aim as an artist was to render the highest possible justice to the visible universe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does O'Connor write powerfully, especially about God?

2. What does O'Connor say about absolutes in fiction, particularly religious fiction?

3. How does O'Connor feel about bestseller lists?

4. Why might a Catholic writer have to include more violence in his work than he is comfortable with?

5. What does O'Connor mean when she says that writers should heed the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas?

6. Why does O'Connor say the Protestant South is a good place for Catholic writers to write?

7. How did John Hersey defend his book "A Bell for Adano" in a letter to the Georgia state school superintendent?

8. How does O'Connor respond to those who say that Catholics cannot be artists?

9. What does O'Connor say should be the result of the proper study of literature?

10. What does O'Connor say about being specific in her writing?

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