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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Connor's friend told her that a bookstore clerk referred to "The Violent Bear It Away" with what title?
(a) The Bear That Ran Away With It.
(b) The Violets Bear Today.
(c) The One That Got Away.
(d) The Valiant Bloom Always.

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

3. For what work did O'Connor receive the Georgia Writers' Association Scroll?
(a) Wise Blood.
(b) Everything That Rises Must Converge.
(c) A Good Man Is Hard To Find.
(d) The Violent Bear It Away.

4. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?
(a) A jumper.
(b) A blouse.
(c) A pique coat.
(d) A top hat.

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

6. What volunteer fire department was Mr. Montgomery a member of?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Crawford.
(d) Jackson.

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

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

9. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

10. Henry James gave negative criticism by telling the writer that they have treated good subject manner in what kind of manner?
(a) Straightforward.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Wordy.
(d) Nostalgic.

11. Which of O'Connor's relatives refused to accept that her story about a man who leaves his wife at an eatery was complete?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

12. What does O'Connor say is a word that sounds good in anyone's mouth that no book jacket can do without?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Compassion.

13. How many peafowl did O'Connor have after nine years?
(a) 70.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

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

15. What did O'Connor see in the book "Believe It or Not"?
(a) A woman who owned 900 chickens.
(b) A chicken that mated with a turkey.
(c) A cat who nursed a hen.
(d) A rooster who lived with no head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In which novel does O'Connor say all its sentences could be examined with wonder?

3. What does O'Connor say the serious writer is interested in?

4. Who is the author of "Summer Dust"?

5. What does O'Connor say that most people interested in writing are not interested in?

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