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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many sections does the story "Summer Dust" have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.
2. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?
(a) Supernatural elements.
(b) Energy.
(c) Violence.
(d) The joy of life.
3. 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) Knowledge.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Gratitude.
4. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?
(a) The Bazaar.
(b) The Daily Mail.
(c) The Market Bulletin.
(d) The Florida Express.
5. What grade were the children who visited O'Connor's farm to see her peafowl?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was O'Connor told should be the model of balance for the novelist?
2. What does O'Connor say a writer needs but cannot get from a writing class?
3. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?
4. What color was Colonel Eggbert?
5. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does O'Connor say about reality in fiction writing?
2. What is the gist of an editorial written to Life magazine regarding writers?
3. Why does O'Connor believe Southern writers are anguished?
4. How does O'Connor feel about people trying to analyze her work?
5. What does O'Connor say about those who have the gift for writing?
6. How does having lost the Civil War make Southerners better writers, according to O'Connor?
7. Why does O'Connor think some people pretend to be unaffected by the peacocks?
8. What does O'Connor say about the Manicheans in "The Nature and Aim of Fiction"?
9. What does O'Connor mean when she says a writer must find his location in order to do his best work?
10. In what ways did the peafowl wreck the O'Connor farm?
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