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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a person mentioned as a recipient of Flannery's correspondence in this section?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) William Sessions.
(c) A.
(d) The Fitzgeralds.

2. Flannery tells the Fitzgeralds that she is not good at ______________.
(a) Dieting.
(b) Driving.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Knitting.

3. In what city does Flannery say it is difficult to raise children?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Atlanta.

4. To which of the following does Flannery NOT send letters in this section?
(a) None of these.
(b) A.
(c) Robert Giroux.
(d) Maryat Lee.

5. Who is Carol Johnson?
(a) A publishing assistant.
(b) A caterer.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) A poetess.

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

7. Why does Flannery need a limo in New York?
(a) She is on crutches.
(b) She entertains a celebrity.
(c) She wants to ride in style for once in her life.
(d) She has a red carpet affair.

8. Even though Flannery lives in a rural area, she ____________________.
(a) Knows the city.
(b) Cannot wait to leave.
(c) Is not going to stay there.
(d) Has New York sensibilities.

9. From what part of the country does Flannery come?
(a) New England.
(b) The West Coast.
(c) The South.
(d) The Midwest.

10. Flannery writes that the Ku Klux Klan lit a cross on the lawn of ________________.
(a) The NAACP headquarters.
(b) The Court House.
(c) The Baptist Church.
(d) The high school.

11. To whom does Flannery give some criticism on a short story in one of the letters in this section?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) Cecil Dawkins.
(c) A.
(d) Gordon Tate.

12. Where did Flannery attend a school for writers after college graduation?
(a) Julliard School.
(b) New York Writers Guild.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald Writers Workshops.
(d) State University of Iowa.

13. How old was Flannery when her father died?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

14. Who is one of the newest connections with whom Flannery exchanges letters in this section?
(a) Fr. James Hall.
(b) Dr. P.J. Brumbaugh.
(c) Dr. T.R. Spivey.
(d) Fr. J.R. Sprague.

15. Flannery's letters in this section are ________________.
(a) Informative.
(b) All of these.
(c) Charming.
(d) Friendly.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country has William Sessions sent Flannery a gift?

2. To whom is appreciation expressed in the Editorial Note?

3. Who is one of Flannery's earliest contacts?

4. How much did Flannery earn for her first piece for The Kenyon Review?

5. At one point Flannery writes that she is being called ___________________.

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