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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Connor say there are more of in the South than rivers and streams?
(a) Preachers.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Critics.

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

3. What kind of vision does O'Connor say a fiction writer needs to develop?
(a) Palpable.
(b) Undisguised.
(c) Anagogical.
(d) Natural.

4. What was the title of the course that O'Connor addressed in The Nature and Aim of Fiction?
(a) How the Writer Writes.
(b) How Novels are Written.
(c) Inside the Novelist's Mind.
(d) The Writing Process.

5. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did O'Connor's friend from Wisconsin buy a house?

2. What author does O'Connor use as an example of someone who is not present in his work?

3. In which novel does O'Connor say all its sentences could be examined with wonder?

4. How did the old man respond when his children asked him what O'Connor's peacock was?

5. What did one of O'Connor's peafowl lose in the mowing machine?

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