O'Connor Study Questions With Correct
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What is the best definition of grotesque? - answerbizarre and strange
The following question is based on your reading of the biography of Flannery O'Connor.
"Since the eighteenth century, the popular spirit of each succeeding age has tended more and...
What is the best definition of grotesque? - answer✔bizarre and strange
The following question is based on 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 did O'Connor lock herself in a room and thrash her fists when she was a child? -
answer✔She was "fighting" her guardian angel.
According to O'Connor, what do the eyes of a peacock's tale represent? - answer✔The eyes of
the church
What disease ended O'Connor's life? - answer✔Lupus
What did O'Connor enjoy reading when she was at school? - answer✔Edgar Allan Poe
What prayer did O'Connor send to a friend, stating that she said it everyday? - answer✔Prayer
to Saint Raphael
What style of writing do critics attribute to O'Connor? - answer✔Southern Gothic
Which statement best describes the effects of crutches on 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 highlights O'Connor's two passions in life.
Which of the following locations did McGovern bypass on her trip? - answer✔d.
Andalusia
How did McGovern start her trip? - answer✔a.
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