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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose work does Flannery respect a great deal?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) William Faulknor.
(c) Teilhard de Chardin.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

2. At this point in the book, it is clear ____________________.
(a) What type of information Flannery shares with which people.
(b) That Flannery is very ill.
(c) That Flannery is tired of writing.
(d) That Flannery is getting married.

3. What medication is Louise given when she finally goes to the doctor?
(a) Amoxicillin.
(b) Diflucan.
(c) Cymbalta.
(d) Penicillin.

4. Within provincial Georgia, Flannery is considered to be one of ____________________.
(a) "The country's greatest writers."
(b) "Those single women."
(c) "The contrarians."
(d) "The rebels."

5. A pattern begins to emerge with the first two letters of the sections being addressed to Cecil Dawkins and ____________.
(a) Robert Giroux.
(b) William Sessions.
(c) A.
(d) The Fitzgeralds.

6. What is the problem with one of Flannery's stories published in a textbook?
(a) There is no author credit.
(b) She did not give permisssion.
(c) The last paragraph is missing.
(d) She is not compensated for it.

7. How many pages of Flannery's new novel can her mother read at one time?
(a) Cover to cover.
(b) About two chapters.
(c) About two pages.
(d) Half of it.

8. What does Flannery treat herself to when she completed a first draft of a novel?
(a) A steak dinner.
(b) A new typewriter.
(c) Some new records.
(d) A new dress.

9. What Georgia weather does Flannery report on the last day of 1963?
(a) Snow storm.
(b) Ice storm.
(c) Torrential rains.
(d) Tornadoes.

10. Who wins the National Book Award in this section?
(a) Flannery O'Connor.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Walker Percy.

11. Flannery is told that _________________ is the character with whom most readers identify in A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND.
(a) The traveling salesman.
(b) The nun.
(c) The Grandmother.
(d) The chef.

12. What does Flannery tell "A" is "A's" only character flaw?
(a) Eating too much chocolate.
(b) Package wrapping.
(c) Being late.
(d) Misspelling.

13. In the first letter of this section, Flannery writes that she and Maryat are both _______________.
(a) Writers.
(b) Spinsters.
(c) Doing better.
(d) Stubborn.

14. Which of the following is true about Flannery O'Connor?
(a) She had a wicked sense of humor.
(b) She was bright.
(c) All of these.
(d) She was very spiritual.

15. Caroline Gordon informs Flannery that the goddess Venus has a chariot pulled by ____________.
(a) Felines.
(b) Horses.
(c) Swans.
(d) Doves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What health improvement does Flannery have in February of 1964?

2. To whom does Flannery begin a letter with the salutation, "Dear Rayverberator"?

3. In what visible way is Flannery's mother different from Flannery?

4. Flannery wrote her last letter __________________ prior to her death.

5. Which of the following does Flannery share information about the editorial process?

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