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

2. What artist was John Peale Bishop referring to when he claimed that you cannot say this person painted apples and tablecloth and say what he has painted?
(a) Cezanne.
(b) Redon.
(c) Gauguin.
(d) Rousseau.

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

4. Besides the telephone repairman, who did O'Connor say is indifferent to the peacock's display?
(a) Floridians.
(b) Children.
(c) Old women.
(d) The peahen.

5. What color was the helmet of the telephone repairman that came to O'Connor's farm?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession of O'Connor's mom did the peafowl eat systematically?

2. Which of O'Connor's works does she use to show examples of hidden themes and symbols?

3. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?

4. How long does it take for a cock's plumage to attain its pattern?

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

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