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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the man selling fence posts get rid of his peafowl?
(a) He gave them to O'Connor.
(b) He would give them to needy children as gifts.
(c) He and his family would eat them.
(d) He would sell them at festivals.

2. What did the schoolchildren who visited O'Connor's farm call the peacock's smaller, gray tail?
(a) Mini-tail.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Tripod.
(d) Gray hairs.

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

4. What does O'Connor says causes Southerners anguish?
(a) That the South is getting more like the rest of the country.
(b) That there are too many people in the South.
(c) That there are not enough jobs.
(d) That the South is alienated.

5. How long does it take for a cock's plumage to attain its pattern?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 months.

6. In what city did O'Connor's friend from Wisconsin buy a house?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Ocala.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Macon.

7. Where was Faulkner at home?
(a) Savannah.
(b) New York.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Nashville.

8. Which of O'Connor's works does she use to show examples of hidden themes and symbols?
(a) A Good Man Is Hard to Find.
(b) Wise Blood.
(c) The Violent Bear It Away.
(d) Everything That Rises Must Converge.

9. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?
(a) The Daily Mail.
(b) The Market Bulletin.
(c) The Bazaar.
(d) The Florida Express.

10. From what newspaper was the photographer who visited O'Connor at her home?
(a) Pathe News.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Weekly Report.
(d) USA Today.

11. 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.

12. What does O'Connor say is the first reaction people have when they see a peacock's tail?
(a) Gasp.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Tears.
(d) Silence.

13. Who does O'Connor believe truly speaks for the country?
(a) Poets.
(b) Lawmakers.
(c) Preachers.
(d) Advertising agencies.

14. About how long did the telephone repairman wait to see a peacock strut?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) One hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

15. What did an old woman cry when she finally saw the tail on O'Connor's peacock?
(a) "Hallelujah!"
(b) "God bless America!"
(c) "Praise God!"
(d) "Amen! Amen!"

Short Answer Questions

1. How many peafowl did O'Connor have after nine years?

2. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?

3. O'Connor says belief in what is a hindrance to writers?

4. Where did O'Connor's first set of peafowl come from?

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

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