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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. What does Flannery tell Cecil Dawson to do with rejection slips?

2. In Georgia there are a lot of Americans with __________ surnames.

3. What is distinctive about Flannery's illness?

4. How many letters are included in Part 3?

5. Where did Flannery attend a school for writers after college graduation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are some of Flannery's earliest contacts?

2. What is the purpose of the Editorial Note?

3. How does Flannery separate Catholics from Catholicism?

4. How does the reader know that the person known as "A" is an important one in Flannery's life?

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

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

7. Who writes the introduction for the book and what does she find so intriguing about the letters?

8. What information about writing fundamentals does Flannery share in the first letters in this section?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From what you can glean from Flannery's letters, create a brief character study of Flannery's mother. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her in her daily life? What hopes does she have for her daughter?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Flannery O'Connor. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What is her primary motivation at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

O'Connor uses some instances of flashbacks in the letters in the form of memories and past experiences. Explain what a flashback is and cite at least two instances from the letters making sure to explain what makes each a flashback.

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