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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a letter to the Fitzgeralds, Flannery writes that "Around here it is not a matter of finding the truth but __________________________.
(a) Digging for it."
(b) Trying to avoid it at all costs."
(c) Of deciding which lie you live with better."
(d) Letting the truth find you."

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

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

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

5. What does Flannery do when she feels better?
(a) Writes as much as she can.
(b) Goes sailing.
(c) Walks to town.
(d) Rides her horse.

6. Flannery writes that her very old family members creak like _____________________.
(a) Old rocking chairs.
(b) A rusty door hinge.
(c) Old wood floors.
(d) A rusty gate.

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

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

9. Flannery wrote her last letter __________________ prior to her death.
(a) Six days.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six months.

10. On the last day of ___________ Flannery writes to Janet McKane to tell her that she is ill.
(a) 1966.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1959.

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

12. How much money does Flannery tell Cecil will have already been deducted from his pay from his publisher?
(a) $250.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $100.

13. What is the title of this section?
(a) The Violent Bear it Away.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) The Peacock Blues.
(d) Something Wicked This Way Comes.

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

15. How did Flannery deal with her illness in her letters?
(a) She ignored it.
(b) She kept an upbeat attitude.
(c) She whined a lot.
(d) She asked for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Georgia weather does Flannery report on the last day of 1963?

2. When Flannery calls one of Cecil's friends a "pusson" what does she mean?

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

4. What has emerged from the letters Flannery has written so far?

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

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