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

2. 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.

3. What emerges as one of Flannery O'Connor's traits?
(a) She swore all the time.
(b) She was able to maintain long term relationships.
(c) She apologized whether or not she was to blame.
(d) She smoked like a chimney.

4. A pattern begins to emerge with the first two letters of the sections being addressed to Cecil Dawkins and ____________.
(a) Robert Giroux.
(b) A.
(c) William Sessions.
(d) The Fitzgeralds.

5. What does Flannery note that she sees that seems gruesome at first?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Body parts.
(c) Chain saws.
(d) Lots of blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with one of Flannery's stories published in a textbook?

2. Flannery's knowledge of theology is rather extensive within the scope of the ___________ religion.

3. What does Flannery tell Sally Fitzgerald about the people who work on her mother's farm?

4. In what visible way is Flannery's mother different from Flannery?

5. Flannery urges Maryat Lee to improve her writing by ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What has become evident about the information Flannery shares with her different friends?

2. What does Flannery share with "A" about seeing her novel in print?

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

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

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

6. What is Flannery's perspective on helping other writers?

7. How does Flannery say she reacted when seeing the scope of the changes on her manuscript?

8. Which are the main topics Flannery consistently addresses in her letters?

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

10. What is the nature of the book on which Flannery plans to focus this year?

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