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

2. What distinction does the author say Flannery had?
(a) She was blind.
(b) She was a gifted child.
(c) She played concert piano.
(d) She was well liked in the community.

3. Flannery employs _____________ dialect and slang in her letter about The Kenyon Review.
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

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

5. In Georgia there are a lot of Americans with __________ surnames.
(a) Italian.
(b) Celtic.
(c) German.
(d) Hyphenated.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. With what disease is Flannery diagnosed?

4. At one point Flannery writes that she is being called ___________________.

5. From which college did Flannery graduate?

(see the answer key)

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