Flannery O'Connor and Southern Gothic Literature

Where was Flannery O'Connor born?

• Augusta, Georgia

• Savannah, Georgia

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Greenville, South Carolina

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All of the following are reoccurring characters in O'connor's work EXCEPT

• bratty children

• racists

• pious frauds

• athletic teenagers

O'Connor's stories are set in...

• the rural south

• the urban south

• the rural north

• the urban north

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The genre of southern literature that became popular in the

• 1970s-1980s

• 1900s-1920s

• 1940s – 1960s

• 1960s-1970s

All of the following are common settings of Southern Gothic Literature EXCEPT...

• Plantations

• wealthy town with up and coming economies

• Slave quarters

• Broken down towns

Off-Kilter Characters are characters who...

• are extremely happy and joyous

• are logical

• poses some type of superhuman quality

• are unusual or unconventional

The _______ is a common character, who may or may not be “broken,” but who often acts as a redeemer for others.

• innocent character

• off kilter character

• outsider

• grotesque

The _______ is a character who does not follow the cultural mainstream and may become a hero in his or her own right.

• innocent character

• off kilter character

• outsider

• grotesque