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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. At one point Flannery writes that she is being called ___________________.
(a) A prodigy.
(b) A commercial writer.
(c) A hack.
(d) An amateur.

2. With what disease is Flannery diagnosed?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. What skill does Flannery seem to do well?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Baking.
(c) Praying.
(d) Cleaning.

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

5. How old was Flannery when she moved to her mother's birthplace in Milledgeville, Georgia?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flannery use for painting?

2. On what day was Flannery O'Connor born?

3. How much did Flannery earn for her first piece for The Kenyon Review?

4. Why is Flannery typical of the people in her hometown?

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

(see the answer key)

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