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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. What does O'Connor say that most people interested in writing are not interested in?
(a) Writing for fun.
(b) Writing well.
(c) Making money.
(d) Getting famous.

2. Who said that the artist is concerned with the good of that which is made?
(a) St. Aaron.
(b) St. Maro.
(c) St. Thomas.
(d) St. Patrick.

3. Which of O'Connor's relatives did a man ask to relay a message to her about her type of characters?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her father.

4. What color was Colonel Eggbert?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. Which Steinbeck novel in O'Connor's examples did parents seem to object to?
(a) Cannery Row.
(b) Of Mice and Men.
(c) Tortilla Flats.
(d) East of Eden.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to O'Connor, how is Redemption gained?

2. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?

3. What did O'Connor see in the book "Believe It or Not"?

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

5. How does O'Connor believe a work of fiction should be studied?

(see the answer key)

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