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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Catholic Novelists and Their Readers and The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will always be a Catholic novel's center of destruction?
(a) Sin.
(b) The devil.
(c) Money.
(d) Anger.

2. Who is the author that O'Connor says is not a good writer, but his intent should not be judged?
(a) Cardinal Spellman.
(b) Cardinal Hawkins.
(c) Cardinal O'Grady.
(d) Cardinal Mencia.

3. 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?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. From what newspaper was the photographer who visited O'Connor at her home?
(a) Pathe News.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Weekly Report.
(d) USA Today.

5. Which character in fiction is usually disturbing to the reader?
(a) The poor man.
(b) The violent woman.
(c) The character who is physically ill.
(d) The freak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will always be a Catholic novel's center of meaning?

2. What sort of eyes did O'Connor prefer chickens to have?

3. What did the telephone repairman say he thought O'Connor's peacock could outrun?

4. Which writer did Henry James say does things in the way that take the most doing?

5. According to O'Connor, how is Redemption gained?

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