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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At one point Flannery writes that she is being called ___________________.
(a) A prodigy.
(b) A hack.
(c) An amateur.
(d) A commercial writer.

3. Flannery writes that the Ku Klux Klan lit a cross on the lawn of ________________.
(a) The NAACP headquarters.
(b) The Court House.
(c) The Baptist Church.
(d) The high school.

4. What color is Flannery's house?
(a) Brick.
(b) Grey.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

5. Flannery compares her work to which psychiatrist?
(a) Ernest Jones.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Stanley Hall.

6. What fowl dish does Flannery's mother cook in this section?
(a) Goose.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Duck.
(d) Guinea hen.

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

8. What liquor does Flannery keep at home as a pain killer?
(a) White rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Gin.

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

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

11. What does Flannery use for painting?
(a) Table knife.
(b) Popsicle sticks.
(c) Palette knife.
(d) Feathers.

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

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

14. Why does Flannery need a limo in New York?
(a) She has a red carpet affair.
(b) She is on crutches.
(c) She entertains a celebrity.
(d) She wants to ride in style for once in her life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Flannery's first story published in a magazine?

2. What kind of animal does Flannery want to be run over?

3. With whom does Flannery live in Milledgeville?

4. Who is the mysterious person to whom Flannery writes several letters?

5. What is distinctive about Flannery's illness?

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