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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. What is the title of Flannery's second novel?
(a) The Violent Bear it Away.
(b) Everything That Rises Must Converge.
(c) Wise Blood.
(d) A Good Man is Hard to Find.

2. Which of the following is true about Flannery O'Connor?
(a) She was famous.
(b) She lived on a Southern farm.
(c) She never married.
(d) All of these.

3. How many pages of Flannery's new novel can her mother read at one time?
(a) About two chapters.
(b) Cover to cover.
(c) Half of it.
(d) About two pages.

4. Which god does Flannery write about in this section?
(a) Baldr.
(b) Odin.
(c) Thor.
(d) Zeus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emerges as one of Flannery O'Connor's traits?

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

3. What is the name for the corrected manuscripts that Flannery returned to her publisher?

4. When Flannery calls one of Cecil's friends a "pusson" what does she mean?

5. Who wins the National Book Award in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sally Fitzgerald's perspective on how Flannery dealt with her illness?

2. What is unusual about Flannery's friend, Louise's, visit to a doctor for the flu?

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

4. What does Flannery write regarding faith and skepticism to Alfred Corn?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What pattern begins to emerge in the letters regarding the addressees?

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