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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction to A Memoir of Mary Ann.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does O'Connor mention wrestles with an angel in the Bible?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Samson.
(d) Jacob.

2. When does O'Connor say humanity lost its innocence?
(a) During Christ's resurrection.
(b) During Christ's death.
(c) When we are born.
(d) During the Fall.

3. Which writer did Henry James say does things in the way that take the most doing?
(a) Matheson.
(b) Poe.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Conrad.

4. Who said his aim as an artist was to render the highest possible justice to the visible universe?
(a) James.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Twain.
(d) Joyce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long did the telephone repairman wait to see a peacock strut?

2. O'Connor became frustrated because the writing students she addressed were looking for what?

3. What did O'Connor say her peafowl would eat?

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

5. How much was a pair of peafowl that O'Connor saw in the paper?

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