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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Part III - pgs 301 - 350.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Flannery think young writers should be treated?
(a) Don't show any partiality to them.
(b) Thrown them into the deep end.
(c) Don't be too harsh on them.
(d) Encourage them to write every day.

2. Why is Flannery typical of the people in her hometown?
(a) She has a Celtic surname.
(b) She is a Georgia native.
(c) She is a Catholic.
(d) She has small town values.

3. In what city does Flannery visit with Mr. and Mrs. Rumsey Haynes?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Lansing, Michigan.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

4. Flannery is always aware that she is a ______________.
(a) Fraud.
(b) Diva.
(c) Middle-class woman.
(d) Superstar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of Manichean?

2. Who does Flannery say gave food baskets to the poor?

3. For what gift does Flannery thank the Fitzgeralds?

4. Flannery makes an allusion to what sport when addressing Cecil's relationship with a university dean of women.

5. Flannery is told that _________________ is the character with whom most readers identify in A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND.

(see the answer key)

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