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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to theology, Flannery also discusses __________ in the letters in this section.

2. Why does this person write an introduction for the book?

3. Who is the mysterious person to whom Flannery writes several letters?

4. What is Flannery's marital status?

5. What does Flannery use for painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flannery write about the Ku Klux Klan and racism in a letter in this section?

2. How old was Flannery when her father died and where did the family live?

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

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

5. What topics seem to run consistently through Flannery's letters?

6. What important note about Flannery does the editor include at the beginning of this section?

7. How can a photo of Flannery falling with a bottle of liquor in her hand be misconstrued?

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

9. What event occurs to validate Flannery's Celtic roots?

10. In what slang style does Flannery sometimes slip into in her letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance of the Introduction and Editorial Note in the book. What important parameters does it establish? What ideas does it introduce? Why did the editor feel it necessary to include this information? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Flannery O'Connor had a delicious sense of humor and used it liberally. Note two examples of humor which appeal to you in her letters and state why you find them especially humorous.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? Why would Flannery both have fit in in rural Georgia while at the same time distinguishing herself there? Explain.

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