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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Catholic Novelists and Their Readers and The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does O'Connor believe a work of fiction should be studied?
(a) Grammatically.
(b) Psychologically.
(c) Sociologically.
(d) Technically.

2. What Christian denomination does O'Connor follow?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Methodism.
(d) Presbyterian.

3. How did the old man respond when his children asked him what O'Connor's peacock was?
(a) He says it is "the king of the birds."
(b) He stands in silence before getting back in his car.
(c) He says it is an "overgrown chicken."
(d) He says it is "a peacock and nothing more."

4. According to O'Connor, what does the fiction writer seem to have a revolting attachment to?
(a) The past.
(b) Poverty.
(c) The future.
(d) The West.

5. What author does O'Connor point to in the first sentence of The Church and the Fiction Writer?
(a) J.D. Salinger.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Harper Lee.
(d) Graham Greene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color was the helmet of the telephone repairman that came to O'Connor's farm?

3. Who does O'Connor believe truly speaks for the country?

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

5. What part of Catholicism does O'Connor say should help a person penetrate realities?

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