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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 are the new animals in Flannery's life at this point?
2. What did Flannery's mother do with the last letter Flannery wrote?
3. What is the name for the corrected manuscripts that Flannery returned to her publisher?
4. Within provincial Georgia, Flannery is considered to be one of ____________________.
5. A pattern begins to emerge with the first two letters of the sections being addressed to Cecil Dawkins and ____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Flannery show that her characters become very real for her?
2. To which person does Flannery write both the first and last letters in this section?
3. How is Flannery's health as the year 1963 comes to a close?
4. How does Flannery integrate formal and regional writing in her letters?
5. How does Sally Fitzgerald's being a friend of Flannery's enriched the experience of the letters for the reader?
6. What is Flannery's perspective on helping other writers?
7. What is known about Flannery's romantic or personal life as revealed through her letters?
8. What does Flannery share with "A" about seeing her novel in print?
9. How does Flannery use sarcasm to congratulate a friend on winning a major book award?
10. What information does Flannery share about the god, Thor, in one of her letters to John Hawkes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Flannery's Catholic beliefs are very important to her as evidenced in her letters. Why do you think Flannery is especially devout? Why do you think Flannery is willing to really dig into her religion and explore other Catholic writers and what they are saying? Does Flannery's illness play a part in her beliefs? Can she be considered a zealot? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Select three people to whom Flannery wrote letters and write a brief character sketch for each. Be sure to include emotional states, physical characteristics, and their connections to Flannery.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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