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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. Who does O'Connor say acts as a middleman between readers and writers?
(a) Psychologists.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Sociologists.
(d) Students.

2. While some call "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" grotesque, what does O'Connor call it?
(a) Conceptual.
(b) Simplistic.
(c) Literal.
(d) Symbolic.

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

4. What does O'Connor say the serious writer is interested in?
(a) Studying and learning.
(b) The habit of art.
(c) Getting outside of their comfort zone.
(d) Pleasing the reader.

5. What does O'Connor think English teachers can help change?
(a) The best-seller list.
(b) The number of college students who have all A's.
(c) The education systems in third world countries.
(d) The rate of high school drop outs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Summer Dust"?

2. What did O'Connor see in the book "Believe It or Not"?

3. Which of O'Connor's relatives refused to accept that her story about a man who leaves his wife at an eatery was complete?

4. What type of people does O'Connor say Southerners can recognize?

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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