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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. How long can a peacock live?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. How many peafowl did O'Connor have after nine years?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

3. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?
(a) A jumper.
(b) A blouse.
(c) A top hat.
(d) A pique coat.

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

5. Granville Hicks reviewed a novel by whom?
(a) Samuel Willard.
(b) James Jones.
(c) Thomas Shepard.
(d) John Wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of O'Connor's relatives refused to accept that her story about a man who leaves his wife at an eatery was complete?

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

3. What did the telephone repairman comment on when O'Connor asked what he thinks of the peacock?

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

5. Where was Faulkner at home?

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