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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. Flannery wrote her last letter __________________ prior to her death.
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

2. What does Flannery tell "A" is "A's" only character flaw?
(a) Misspelling.
(b) Package wrapping.
(c) Eating too much chocolate.
(d) Being late.

3. What medication is Louise given when she finally goes to the doctor?
(a) Cymbalta.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Diflucan.
(d) Amoxicillin.

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

5. What does Flannery hope to complete by the end of the year?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) Her Master's thesis.
(c) Learning French.
(d) A book of short stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flannery writes that her very old family members creak like _____________________.

2. What is Flannery's response when people get the titles of her books wrong?

3. What is the title of Flannery's second novel?

4. At this point in the book, it is clear ____________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flannery describe a teaching assignment to Cecil?

2. To which person does Flannery write both the first and last letters in this section?

3. How does Flannery use humor in the incident involving the discovery of body parts?

4. What fear about her book does Flannery share in a letter in this section?

5. Explain how Flannery's humble work mirrors her simple lifestyle.

6. How does Flannery integrate formal and regional writing in her letters?

7. What does Flannery write about conversion to her friend, "A?"

8. How does Sally Fitzgerald's being a friend of Flannery's enriched the experience of the letters for the reader?

9. How is Flannery's health as the year 1963 comes to a close?

10. What outstanding quality emerges when looking at the length of time span for the letters?

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