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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the artists' retreat where Flannery spent time?
(a) Yearnings.
(b) Yellow Sky.
(c) Yahoo.
(d) Yaddo.

2. Flannery admits to not being very good at ____________.
(a) Physics.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) Spelling.

3. At what did Flannery say she failed during this section?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Music lessons.
(c) Golf lessons.
(d) Driver's test.

4. What does Flannery tell Cecil Dawson to do with rejection slips?
(a) Line a bird cage with them.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Make paper airplanes out of them.
(d) Make grocery lists on them.

5. In the first letter of this section Flannery writes about her characters and _______________.
(a) Ssymbolism.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Plot information.
(d) Themes.

6. In what city does Flannery say it is difficult to raise children?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Detroit.

7. Who is the publisher with whom Flannery works the most?
(a) Annette Hall.
(b) Phineas Simon.
(c) James Harcourt.
(d) Catharine Carver.

8. How did Flannery break some ribs?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Playing polo.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Fall from horse.

9. Flannery took white rum for pain when she broke her ___________.
(a) Toe.
(b) Arm.
(c) Ankle.
(d) Leg.

10. Who is one of the newest connections with whom Flannery exchanges letters in this section?
(a) Dr. T.R. Spivey.
(b) Fr. J.R. Sprague.
(c) Dr. P.J. Brumbaugh.
(d) Fr. James Hall.

11. How much is the advance Flannery may need to repay if she leaves Harcourt Brace?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $50.

12. In what city was Flannery O'Connor born?
(a) Milledgeville, Georgia.
(b) Albany, Georgia.
(c) Savannah, Georgia.
(d) Macon, Georgia.

13. In what city did Flannery attend college?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Savannah, Georgia.
(c) Milledgeville, Georgia.
(d) Athens, Georgia.

14. Who are the mutual friends that Flannery shares with William Sessions?
(a) The O'Briens.
(b) The Malones.
(c) The Fitzgeralds.
(d) The Stewarts.

15. Who does Flannery say gave food baskets to the poor?
(a) The Rotary Club.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) The Junior League.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flannery is always aware that she is a ______________.

2. Flannery's critics say that she _________________________.

3. Who is the priest of Irish descent with whom Flannery communicates?

4. Even though Flannery lives in a rural area, she ____________________.

5. Which of the following does Flannery have to manage in her life?

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