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O'Connor study Exam With Complete SolutionsWhat does the word grotesque most closely mean? -Answer weird and freaky
The next question is based upon your reading of the biography of Flannery O'Connor.
"Since the eighteenth century, the popular spirit of each succeeding age has tended more
and more to the view that the ills and mysteries of life will eventually fall before the
scientific advances of man, a belief that is still going strong even though this is the first
generation to face total extinction because of these advances." - Answer Science vs.
Religion
Why as a child did O'Connor lock herself in a room and thrash her fists? - Answer She
was "fighting" her guardian angel.
According to O'Connor, what is represented by the peacock's tale eyes? - Answer The
eyes of the church
What disease killed O'Connor? - Answer Lupus
What was the favorite reading of O'Connor at school? - Answer Edgar Allan Poe
What prayer did O'Connor send to a friend, writing that she said it everyday? - Answer
Prayer to Saint Raphael
What style of writing do critics attribute to O'Connor? - Answer Southern Gothic
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes what crutches did to
O'Connor's life? - Answer "They change the whole tempo of everything."
, Why is the opening image (of the rooster and the church) in the biography so symbolic? -
Answer It represents O'Connor's two loves in life.
Which of the following places did McGovern not visit on her tour? - Answer d.
Andalusia
How did McGovern start her tour? - Answer a.
She visited a Baptist church service.
What is Andalusia now? - Answer It is a private home.
What is the conflict that McGovern - as do many other critics - finds in O'Connor's
writing? - Answer religious vs. violence
Which of the following is the best definition of an opinion? - Answer Information that
cannot be proven true or false.
What was McGovern's reaction to her difficulty in finding O'Connor's grave? - Answer
Perhaps O'Connor was laughing from beyond
Where is Georgia State College located? - Answer Milledgeville
Where was Flannery O'Connor born - Answer Savannah
In the words of McGovern, what had taken control over the fate of O'Connor? - Answer
Lupus
Which of the following best describes a fact? - Answer Information that can be shown to
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