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

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

3. Flannery's critics say that she _________________________.
(a) Writes what she gets paid to write.
(b) Is a dime store novelist.
(c) Will never be one of the greats.
(d) Has a long way to go to be a great writer.

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

5. How much did Flannery earn for her first piece for The Kenyon Review?
(a) $2,000
(b) $500.
(c) $5,000
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who writes the introduction of the book?

4. What is the title of Flannery's first story published in a magazine?

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

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