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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the new animals in Flannery's life at this point?
(a) Peacocks.
(b) Swans.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Tigers.

2. In a letter to "A" Flannery tells about how to handle _______________.
(a) An interview.
(b) Drunks.
(c) Growing older.
(d) Persistent salesmen.

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

4. Which of the following is a topic in a letter written to Louise Abbot?
(a) Faith.
(b) Free will.
(c) Penance.
(d) All of these.

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

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

7. Flannery writes that one of her women friends is going to ___________ in spite of not having won a Fulbright.
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) New York.
(d) England.

8. What is the title of this section?
(a) The Last of the Best.
(b) The Last Year, 1964.
(c) The Year That Was.
(d) The Best Years of our Lives.

9. Who does Flannery note has been drunk for the past two Mondays?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Flannery.
(c) Louise.
(d) Maryat.

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

11. Louise is ill and visits the doctor for the first time at the age of ____________.
(a) 35.
(b) 43.
(c) 56.
(d) 27.

12. What does Flannery hope to complete by the end of the year?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) Learning French.
(c) A book of short stories.
(d) Her Master's thesis.

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

14. Which god does Flannery write about in this section?
(a) Thor.
(b) Baldr.
(c) Odin.
(d) Zeus.

15. What did Flannery's mother do with the last letter Flannery wrote?
(a) Put it in a safe.
(b) Donated it to a library.
(c) Mailed it after Flannery's death.
(d) Burned it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flannery did not give her life over to marriage and ______________.

2. At this point in the book, it is clear ____________________.

3. What does Flannery treat herself to when she completed a first draft of a novel?

4. In the first letter of this section, Flannery writes that she and Maryat are both _______________.

5. In one letter, Flannery states that "The __________ world sprouts from our sins of omission."

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