The Habit of Being: Letters Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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The Habit of Being: Letters Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes Flannery's life in Milledgeville?
(a) All of these.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Solitary.
(d) Rural.

2. What is the meaning of Manichean?
(a) An ancient religious sect.
(b) The capital of China.
(c) A Chinese dish.
(d) An art period in Asia.

3. Flannery admits to not being very good at ____________.
(a) Spelling.
(b) Math.
(c) Physics.
(d) Biology.

4. What is the name of Flannery's first novel?
(a) First Blood.
(b) Wise Blood.
(c) In Cold Blood.
(d) Blood Moon.

5. Mr. William Sessions becomes a good friend to both Flannery and ______________.
(a) her neighbor.
(b) her publisher.
(c) her mother.
(d) her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the priest of Irish descent with whom Flannery communicates?

2. Flannery's letters in this section are ________________.

3. Which of the following does Flannery have to manage in her life?

4. With whom does Flannery live in Milledgeville?

5. In what year are the letters of Chapter 5 written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flannery describe her driving test debacle to Maryat Lee?

2. How does the reader know that the person known as "A" is an important one in Flannery's life?

3. In addition to the Fitzgeralds, Flannery and William Sessions have another friend in common--how does this friend make Flannery feel?

4. What information about writing fundamentals does Flannery share in the first letters in this section?

5. In the same letter to Cecil Dawkins, how does Flannery distinguish between the beliefs of Southerners and Liberals?

6. What is the purpose of the Editorial Note?

7. What do Flannery's letters always seem to be a blend of?

8. What topics seem to run consistently through Flannery's letters?

9. In what slang style does Flannery sometimes slip into in her letters?

10. Why does Flannery say that Catharine Carver's decision to leave Harcourt Brace impacts her life?

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