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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Flannery tell Sally Fitzgerald about the people who work on her mother's farm?
(a) They like to listen to her stories.
(b) They are a two-car family.
(c) They are illiterate.
(d) They are migrant workers.

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

8. With whom did Flannery live for the last months of her life?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her husband.

9. Sally's comments influence the reader to understand that Flannery will work a lot more __________________.
(a) While she can.
(b) To get as much money as possible.
(c) Than she wants.
(d) Which is what she wants.

10. What has emerged from the letters Flannery has written so far?
(a) A sense of her personality.
(b) An outline for another novel.
(c) A premonition of her death.
(d) An understanding of her politics.

11. At this point in the book, it is clear ____________________.
(a) That Flannery is getting married.
(b) That Flannery is very ill.
(c) What type of information Flannery shares with which people.
(d) That Flannery is tired of writing.

12. What is the title of Flannery's first novel?
(a) Wise Blood.
(b) The Violent Bear it Away.
(c) Tender is the Night.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

13. Which of the following does Flannery share information about the editorial process?
(a) Payment.
(b) Agents.
(c) Publishers.
(d) All of these.

14. In a letter to "A" Flannery tells about how to handle _______________.
(a) Growing older.
(b) An interview.
(c) Persistent salesmen.
(d) Drunks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author does Flannery encourage Alfred Corn to read?

2. During her adult life, Flannery found respite in fresh air and _________________.

3. What is the name for the corrected manuscripts that Flannery returned to her publisher?

4. Which of the following is true about Flannery O'Connor?

5. What type of lifestyle did Flannery have?

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