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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 can be said about these introductory sections of the book?
(a) They are worthless.
(b) They are brief.
(c) They are rambling.
(d) They are boring.

2. How old was Flannery when her father died?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 15.

3. What is the title of Flannery's first story published in a magazine?
(a) Mr. Lincoln.
(b) The Geranium.
(c) Peacock Blues.
(d) Hook, Line and Sinker.

4. From which college did Flannery graduate?
(a) Georgia State College for Women.
(b) Savannah College of Art and Design.
(c) University of Georgia.
(d) Georgia Tech.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year was Flannery O'Connor born?

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

5. The writings in the book contain knowledge and awareness of O'Connor's development as __________________.

(see the answer key)

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