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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Flannery did not give her life over to marriage and ______________.
(a) Divorce.
(b) Extended family.
(c) Stepchildren.
(d) Motherhood.

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

5. Which of the following is true about Flannery O'Connor?
(a) She lived on a Southern farm.
(b) She never married.
(c) She was famous.
(d) All of these.

6. Flannery's knowledge of theology is rather extensive within the scope of the ___________ religion.
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Baptist.

7. What is Flannery's writing style regarding how the piece will extend?
(a) She does exhaustive character research.
(b) She just starts writing.
(c) She prepares a detailed outline.
(d) She graphs the plot via a timeline.

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

9. During her adult life, Flannery found respite in fresh air and _________________.
(a) Gardening.
(b) Farm animals.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Movies.

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

11. Flannery writes of being viewed as a ____________.
(a) Saint.
(b) Lesbian.
(c) Spinster.
(d) Contrarian.

12. Out of the many people to whom Flannery writes, who receives only one letter?
(a) James Tate.
(b) Tom Gossett.
(c) Thomas Stritch.
(d) Robert Giroux.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a letter to the Fitzgeralds, Flannery writes that "Around here it is not a matter of finding the truth but __________________________.

2. How much money does Flannery tell Cecil will have already been deducted from his pay from his publisher?

3. Flannery was now old enough to be called ___________ even though she wasn't married.

4. What does Flannery hope to complete by the end of the year?

5. In which of the following styles does Flannery write her letters?

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