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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Freedom is of no use without what?
2. What does O'Connor say has, for all its horror, been found by God to be worth dying for?
3. Who does O'Connor say acts as a middleman between readers and writers?
4. Who said his aim as an artist was to render the highest possible justice to the visible universe?
5. At the beginning of "Total Effect and the Eighth Grade," how many instances does O'Connor mention parents objecting to their child's reading assignments?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did John Hersey defend his book "A Bell for Adano" in a letter to the Georgia state school superintendent?
2. How does O'Connor feel about literature being taught by way of psychology?
3. What does O'Connor say about absolutes in fiction, particularly religious fiction?
4. Why is the fiction writer vulnerable to public criticism?
5. How does O'Connor respond to those who say that Catholics cannot be artists?
6. What does O'Connor say about her book when she reviews it for class?
7. What does O'Connor say about being specific in her writing?
8. Describe the God that O'Connor says she believes in.
9. How does O'Connor say that fiction writers and English teachers have common ground?
10. Why might a Catholic writer have to include more violence in his work than he is comfortable with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore O'Connor's view that writers should veer away from abstract concepts. What is her stance on using symbols in fiction? When do they work? What is the problem with the way writers use them? How does O'Connor say she uses symbols? How should using symbols tie into addressing reality?
Essay Topic 2
Explore O'Connor's view of English teachers. What does O'Connor say their job is, in regards to helping students understand literature? Why does O'Connor say that English teachers are avoiding teaching English? What methods does she talk about that teachers use? What is the problem with these methods?
Essay Topic 3
How does she propose that teachers teach literature? How does she go about proposing this? What is her tone? Does she flesh out her ideas enough for teachers to put them into practice? Do you think her suggestions would work in practice? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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