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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Habit of Being : Chapter 2, Part II - Day In and Day Out 1953 - 1958 pgs 50 - 100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Editorial Note?
(a) To cite references.
(b) To ask for donations.
(c) To provide guidelines.
(d) To express appreciation.

2. Who writes the introduction of the book?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Reynolds Price.
(c) Sally Fitzgerald.
(d) Flannery O'Connor.

3. What is distinctive about Flannery's illness?
(a) It is contagious.
(b) It is cancerous.
(c) It comes and goes.
(d) It is curable.

4. To whom is appreciation expressed in the Editorial Note?
(a) O'Connor's mother.
(b) The people of Milledgeville.
(c) People who made the book possible.
(d) Flannery O'Connor.

5. What did Flannery think about the writing process?
(a) It was depressing.
(b) It was invigorating.
(c) It was a bad habit.
(d) It was lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Flannery when she moved to her mother's birthplace in Milledgeville, Georgia?

2. What distinction does the author say Flannery had?

3. Why does Flannery not use paint brushes to paint?

4. What can be said about these introductory sections of the book?

5. In what city was Flannery O'Connor born?

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