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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Flannery have to manage in her life?
(a) Lack of vigor.
(b) Delicate constitution.
(c) Weak resistance to injury and illness.
(d) All of these.

3. What is the name of the house where Flannery lives?
(a) Arborside.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Andalusia.
(d) Appaloosa.

4. What type of transportation does Flannery require in New York City?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Train.
(c) Bus.
(d) Limousine.

5. What kind of animal does Flannery want to be run over?
(a) Cat.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Dog.
(d) Skunk.

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

7. What is distinctive about Flannery's illness?
(a) It is curable.
(b) It is cancerous.
(c) It is contagious.
(d) It comes and goes.

8. What does Flannery share with some of her friends in her correspondence?
(a) Constructive criticism.
(b) Recipes.
(c) Photos.
(d) Books.

9. What years are covered in Part I: Up North and Getting Home?
(a) 1938-1942.
(b) 1954-1960.
(c) 1952-1956.
(d) 1948-1952.

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

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

12. When discussing religious cultural differences, Flannery notes the problem of evil and ___________.
(a) Charity.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Good.
(d) Greed.

13. In what year was Flannery O'Connor born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1933.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Flannery's letters in this section are ________________.

3. What is Flannery's marital status?

4. What color is Flannery's house?

5. Flannery admits to not being very good at ____________.

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