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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. Why does Flannery not use paint brushes to paint?
(a) She can't get the sizes she needs.
(b) She can't get Parisian brushes in Georgia.
(c) She thinks they are too small.
(d) She dislikes washing them.

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

3. How old was Flannery when she moved to her mother's birthplace in Milledgeville, Georgia?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 16.

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

5. Flannery is always aware that she is a ______________.
(a) Middle-class woman.
(b) Diva.
(c) Superstar.
(d) Fraud.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Flannery think young writers should be treated?

2. Who is one of Flannery's earliest contacts?

3. Who are the mutual friends that Flannery shares with William Sessions?

4. What distinction does the author say Flannery had?

5. What does Flannery need to do in order to pass her Driver's Test?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Flannery's lifestyle after she leaves Yaddo?

2. What angst does Flannery experience regarding a new editor and the reimbursement of an advance?

3. What is the nature of the illness from which Flannery suffers?

4. What writing advice does Flannery give to Cecil Dawkins?

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

6. Who writes the introduction for the book and what does she find so intriguing about the letters?

7. What points are mentioned about loneliness in the writing lifestyle?

8. What is the purpose of the Editorial Note?

9. The writings will show Flannery's growth in what areas of her life?

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

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