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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. When will a peacock regrow his feathers once he sheds?
(a) After Memorial Day.
(b) After Christmas.
(c) Near the first day of spring.
(d) After Easter.

2. What possession of O'Connor's mom did the peafowl eat systematically?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Bread loaves.
(d) Pets.

3. O'Connor says belief in what is a hindrance to writers?
(a) Christian dogma.
(b) Good and evil.
(c) The American dream.
(d) God.

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

5. Who called art "reason in making"?
(a) St. Kea.
(b) St. Mark.
(c) St. Petroc.
(d) St. Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can a peacock live?

2. According to O'Connor, what do Northern authors consider everything written by Southerners?

3. What color was Colonel Eggbert?

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

5. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?

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