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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writings in the book contain knowledge and awareness of O'Connor's development as __________________.
(a) All of these.
(b) A woman.
(c) A writer.
(d) A thinker.

2. Who is Carol Johnson?
(a) A poetess.
(b) A caterer.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) A publishing assistant.

3. How many letters are contained in this section?
(a) 76.
(b) 37.
(c) 45.
(d) 52.

4. What is Flannery's religious affiliation?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Jewish.

5. On what day was Flannery O'Connor born?
(a) June 25.
(b) May 5.
(c) March 25.
(d) September 15.

6. What skill does Flannery seem to do well?
(a) Baking.
(b) Praying.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Cleaning.

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

8. How old was Flannery when she moved to her mother's birthplace in Milledgeville, Georgia?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 2.

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

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

11. Why is Flannery typical of the people in her hometown?
(a) She has small town values.
(b) She is a Georgia native.
(c) She has a Celtic surname.
(d) She is a Catholic.

12. Where does Flannery live during this period?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Milledgeville, Georgia.
(d) San Francisco, California.

13. Flannery comments on a woman who reads the existentialists and claims to have lost her __________________.
(a) Mind.
(b) Judgmentalism.
(c) Sense of humor.
(d) Homosexuality.

14. With what disease is Flannery diagnosed?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Lupus.

15. Flannery is advised not to have her work published in ____________ in the 1950s.
(a) Canada.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where were some of O'Connor's letters taken?

2. Flannery is excellently educated in regard to which of the following?

3. What does Flannery share with some of her friends in her correspondence?

4. To whom is appreciation expressed in the Editorial Note?

5. Flannery tells the Fitzgeralds that she is not good at ______________.

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