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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. From where were some of O'Connor's letters taken?
(a) Her girlhood diaries.
(b) Her doctoral thesis.
(c) Her college papers.
(d) Her first poetry book.

2. Why does this person write an introduction for the book?
(a) She was O'Connor's publisher.
(b) She was a college roommate of O'Connor's.
(c) She was O'Connor's sister.
(d) She knows O'Connor personally.

3. With whom had Flannery lived at the beginning of her career?
(a) The Fitzgeralds.
(b) The Williams'.
(c) The Hemingways.
(d) The Capotes.

4. The writings in the book contain knowledge and awareness of O'Connor's development as __________________.
(a) A writer.
(b) A woman.
(c) A thinker.
(d) All of these.

5. Fitzgerald says that the letters provide _____________________.
(a) A cursory glance at O'Connor's code of ethics.
(b) An in-depth look at O'Connor's life.
(c) A brief summary of O'Connor's life.
(d) A curriculum vitae for O'Connor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Flannery attend a school for writers after college graduation?

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