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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Flannery calls one of Cecil's friends a "pusson" what does she mean?
(a) Pushover.
(b) Pushy.
(c) Person.
(d) Sourpuss.

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

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

5. Flannery's mother wishes that the people who work on her farm could get _________________.
(a) Educations.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A new house.
(d) A refrigerator.

6. Who writes an introduction to this chapter of letters?
(a) Flannery O'Connor.
(b) Maryat Lee.
(c) Robert Giroux.
(d) Sally Fitzgerald.

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

8. Flannery has fears that her books _______________________.
(a) Will not be understood.
(b) Will not be controversial.
(c) Will not be bestsellers.
(d) Will be controversial.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Flannery is told that _________________ is the character with whom most readers identify in A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND.

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

3. Which of the following is a topic in a letter written to Louise Abbot?

4. What is the title of this section?

5. About which philosopher is Flannery seemingly very knowledgeable?

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