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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what gift does Flannery thank the Fitzgeralds?
(a) Dress.
(b) Watch.
(c) Necklace.
(d) Flowers.

2. According to Flannery, seeing her novel in print is _______________.
(a) Motivating.
(b) Exhilirating.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Curious.

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

4. About which philosopher is Flannery seemingly very knowledgeable?
(a) Immanuel Kant.
(b) Simone de Beauvoir.
(c) Plato.
(d) Karl Marx.

5. 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.

6. What is the title of Flannery's second novel?
(a) The Violent Bear it Away.
(b) A Good Man is Hard to Find.
(c) Wise Blood.
(d) Everything That Rises Must Converge.

7. What has Flannery's illness forced her to do?
(a) Walk around the farm for exercise.
(b) Go to the hospital.
(c) Sleep all day.
(d) Cancel speaking engagements.

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

9. Flannery urges Maryat Lee to improve her writing by ___________________.
(a) Taking some courses.
(b) Taking a break for awhile.
(c) "Coming" to the South.
(d) Writing every day.

10. What is Flannery's mother doing while Flannery writes a letter to Cecil Dawkins.
(a) Fixing water pipes.
(b) Washing the car.
(c) Feeding chickens.
(d) Hanging out laundry.

11. What is the name for the corrected manuscripts that Flannery returned to her publisher?
(a) Tear sheets.
(b) Margins.
(c) Flats.
(d) Galleys.

12. To whom are the first and last letters of this section written?
(a) The Fitzgeralds.
(b) Robert Giroux.
(c) Maryat Lee.
(d) Elizabeth McKee.

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

14. In what visible way is Flannery's mother different from Flannery?
(a) She is moody.
(b) She has red hair.
(c) She is very active.
(d) She is illiterate.

15. What does Flannery show no indication of pursuing or hoping for?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Health.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of this section?

2. Sally's comments influence the reader to understand that Flannery will work a lot more __________________.

3. What does Flannery tell Sally Fitzgerald about the people who work on her mother's farm?

4. The letters in this section cover the years of ___________________.

5. Which of Flannery's friends wears a Russian costume of a large hat and black cape?

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