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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Teaching of Literature and Total Effect and the Eighth Grade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of reader does O'Connor say "for all practical purposes" no longer exists?
(a) Poetry readers.
(b) Short story readers.
(c) Nonfiction readers.
(d) Fiction readers.

2. How did the man selling fence posts get rid of his peafowl?
(a) He would sell them at festivals.
(b) He gave them to O'Connor.
(c) He would give them to needy children as gifts.
(d) He and his family would eat them.

3. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?
(a) Write as if everyone in the country is rich.
(b) Write too much like British writers.
(c) Write too abstractly, confusing readers.
(d) Write about being poor.

4. What author said that he writes romances, not novels?
(a) Poe.
(b) Orwell.
(c) Hawthorne.
(d) Huxley.

5. What did O'Connor say her peafowl would eat?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Cat food.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Startena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?

2. Henry James gave negative criticism by telling the writer that they have treated good subject manner in what kind of manner?

3. What does O'Connor think English teachers can help change?

4. What award did Percy Walker win?

5. At the beginning of "Total Effect and the Eighth Grade," how many instances does O'Connor mention parents objecting to their child's reading assignments?

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