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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Part III - pgs 301 - 350.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Flannery have to manage in her life?
(a) Weak resistance to injury and illness.
(b) Lack of vigor.
(c) Delicate constitution.
(d) All of these.

2. What is the title of this section?
(a) The Peacock Blues.
(b) Something Wicked This Way Comes.
(c) The Violent Bear it Away.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

3. From what part of the country does Flannery come?
(a) New England.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The South.
(d) The West Coast.

4. Even though Flannery lives in a rural area, she ____________________.
(a) Knows the city.
(b) Is not going to stay there.
(c) Cannot wait to leave.
(d) Has New York sensibilities.

5. What is the meaning of Manichean?
(a) A Chinese dish.
(b) An ancient religious sect.
(c) An art period in Asia.
(d) The capital of China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flannery employs _____________ dialect and slang in her letter about The Kenyon Review.

2. What is Flannery's marital status?

3. In the first letter of this section Flannery writes about her characters and _______________.

4. Which is one of the first publications to pay Flannery for her writing?

5. What is the name of Flannery's first novel?

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