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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The King of the Birds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What did the schoolchildren who visited O'Connor's farm call the peacock's smaller, gray tail?
(a) Gray hairs.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Mini-tail.
(d) Tripod.

3. What does O'Connor say is the first reaction people have when they see a peacock's tail?
(a) Gasp.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Silence.
(d) Tears.

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

5. What did the photographer come to O'Connor's home to film?
(a) O'Connor.
(b) A chicken.
(c) The Gothic Revival style of the home.
(d) A prize-winning pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did an old woman cry when she finally saw the tail on O'Connor's peacock?

2. Where did O'Connor's first set of peafowl come from?

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

4. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?

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

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