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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) Symbolic.
(c) Literal.
(d) Simplistic.

2. According to O'Connor, what do Northern authors consider everything written by Southerners?
(a) Religious.
(b) Grotesque.
(c) Simplistic.
(d) Sappy.

3. In which novel does O'Connor say all its sentences could be examined with wonder?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(c) Madame Bovary.
(d) The Pit and the Pendulum.

4. Who wrote the collection of stories called "Rotting Hill"?
(a) Willard Linus.
(b) William Louis.
(c) Wyndham Lewis.
(d) Wendall Lane.

5. What type of people does O'Connor say Southerners can recognize?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Freaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the course that O'Connor addressed in The Nature and Aim of Fiction?

2. What author said that he writes romances, not novels?

3. When will a peacock regrow his feathers once he sheds?

4. Who was O'Connor told should be the model of balance for the novelist?

5. Where was the photographer from who visited O'Connor at her home?

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