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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. What author does O'Connor point to in the first sentence of The Church and the Fiction Writer?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Harper Lee.
(c) J.D. Salinger.
(d) Graham Greene.

2. In what month did O'Connor present materials from "The Church and the Fiction Writer" during a talk at a college?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) February.

3. Freedom is of no use without what?
(a) Justice.
(b) Taste.
(c) Rights.
(d) Charm.

4. O'Connor knew an English teacher who asked students what the moral is to what novel?
(a) The Scarlet Letter.
(b) Billy Budd.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) Uncle Tom's Cabin.

5. What does O'Connor say is the ultimate reality?
(a) The good.
(b) The evil.
(c) The sin.
(d) The faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family member of O'Connor's reviewed her novel for her high school class?

2. According to O'Connor, how is Redemption gained?

3. What kind of reader does O'Connor say "for all practical purposes" no longer exists?

4. What kind of answers do Catholics abide by?

5. Who was Baron von Hugel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does O'Connor say about her book when she reviews it for class?

2. How does O'Connor respond to the idea that there is a lack of good Catholic writing in America?

3. How does O'Connor feel about literature being taught by way of psychology?

4. How does O'Connor say that fiction writers and English teachers have common ground?

5. How does O'Connor say she believes fiction should be taught?

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

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 feel about bestseller lists?

9. Describe the God that O'Connor says she believes in.

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

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