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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. Who said art does not necessitate restrictions?

2. What is the name for someone who believes in religious dualism and the freedom of the soul from matter through asceticism?

3. Who does O'Connor say acts as a middleman between readers and writers?

4. O'Connor says the Catholic reader forgets that there is a similarity between the sentimental and what?

5. Who wrote that the roots of the eye are in the heart?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does O'Connor say about "The Foundling" written by Cardinal Spellman?

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

8. What problem does O'Connor say Catholic writers face?

9. When does O'Connor say the greatest dramas occur?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does O'Connor say about being labeled a Southern writer? Does she feel that it is beneficial to wear this label? What problems does she run into because she is labeled a Southern writer? Based on her tone, how does she seem to feel about how those writing in the South are perceived to always be writing about the South?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the use of Mary Ann as a representation for grotesque-style literature. How does the story of Mary Ann help O'Connor to gain new perspective on the topic of the grotesque? How does she start to think differently about the way people see "good" in things? Why does she say that it is easier to see evil than it is to see good? How does this relate to Mary Ann? How does it relate to the grotesque?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the benefits O'Connor says come from being a Georgia writer. What limitations might be established by calling oneself a Georgia writer? What do you think O'Connor means when she says the limitations are a gateway to reality? How does regionalism relate to reality? What does she say about writers who have a sense of community?

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