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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. What college is the home of a publication that printed a symposium on the subject of the lack of Catholic writers?
2. 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?
3. Freedom is of no use without what?
4. What Catholic author wrote about Catholics who are vulgar, ignorant, and greedy?
5. According to O'Connor, how is Redemption gained?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does O'Connor say about being specific in her writing?
2. Why does O'Connor write powerfully, especially about God?
3. Describe the God that O'Connor says she believes in.
4. How does O'Connor respond to the idea that there is a lack of good Catholic writing in America?
5. How does O'Connor feel about literature being taught by way of psychology?
6. What does O'Connor say about absolutes in fiction, particularly religious fiction?
7. How does O'Connor say that fiction writers and English teachers have common ground?
8. When does O'Connor say the greatest dramas occur?
9. What does O'Connor say should be the result of the proper study of literature?
10. Why does O'Connor suspect that readers like it when the devil appears in fiction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the challenges a Catholic writer might face. What problems do Catholic writers face, especially when writing for a secular audience? How might the set beliefs of Catholics affect their vision when creating fiction? What does O'Connor say to these claims? How might these beliefs make a Catholic fiction writer better?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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