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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. When Flannery calls one of Cecil's friends a "pusson" what does she mean?
(a) Pushover.
(b) Pushy.
(c) Person.
(d) Sourpuss.
2. In what visible way is Flannery's mother different from Flannery?
(a) She has red hair.
(b) She is very active.
(c) She is illiterate.
(d) She is moody.
3. What does Flannery hope to complete by the end of the year?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) Learning French.
(c) Her Master's thesis.
(d) A book of short stories.
4. Flannery writes of being viewed as a ____________.
(a) Spinster.
(b) Contrarian.
(c) Lesbian.
(d) Saint.
5. Flannery's knowledge of theology is rather extensive within the scope of the ___________ religion.
(a) Jewish.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose work does Flannery respect a great deal?
2. A pattern begins to emerge with the first two letters of the sections being addressed to Cecil Dawkins and ____________.
3. What is Flannery's response when people get the titles of her books wrong?
4. What gift had Cecil Dawkins sent to Flannery and her mother?
5. What does Flannery tell "A" is "A's" only character flaw?
Short Essay Questions
1. What outstanding quality emerges when looking at the length of time span for the letters?
2. How does Flannery use humor in the incident involving the discovery of body parts?
3. What is the title of this Part and why is it significant?
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 say she reacted when seeing the scope of the changes on her manuscript?
7. Which are the main topics Flannery consistently addresses in her letters?
8. What information does Flannery share about the god, Thor, in one of her letters to John Hawkes?
9. What is known about the last letter Flannery ever wrote?
10. How does Flannery show that her characters become very real for her?
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