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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) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) William Faulknor.
(d) Teilhard de Chardin.

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

3. What emerges as one of Flannery O'Connor's traits?
(a) She smoked like a chimney.
(b) She was able to maintain long term relationships.
(c) She apologized whether or not she was to blame.
(d) She swore all the time.

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

5. According to Flannery, one of her manuscripts needed so many changes that she almost _____________.
(a) Quit.
(b) Screamed.
(c) Vomited.
(d) Cried.

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

7. Which of Flannery's friends wears a Russian costume of a large hat and black cape?
(a) Elizabeth McKee.
(b) Sally Fitzgerald.
(c) Maryat Lee.
(d) Robert Giroux.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 traveling salesman.
(c) The Grandmother.
(d) The chef.

14. When Louise gets drunk she insists on ______________________.
(a) Making prank phone calls.
(b) Dancing nude.
(c) Singing to everyone she sees.
(d) Polishing the sink with silver polish.

15. What health improvement does Flannery have in February of 1964?
(a) Her cancer is in remission.
(b) She is gaining a little weight back.
(c) Her T cell count improved.
(d) Her blood count improved.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the last day of ___________ Flannery writes to Janet McKane to tell her that she is ill.

3. What type of lifestyle did Flannery have?

4. Louise is ill and visits the doctor for the first time at the age of ____________.

5. On what holiday does Flannery write to "A" to tell her that she is sick in bed?

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