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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 type of people does O'Connor say Southerners can recognize?
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Freaks.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Spiritual.

2. What award did Percy Walker win?
(a) Regional Book Prize.
(b) Georgia Writers Grant.
(c) National Novelist Award.
(d) National Book Award.

3. What emotion does the Catholic novelist sometimes feel when he views what he is supposed to do as a Catholic and as a novelist?
(a) Joy.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Angst.
(d) Sadness.

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

5. What kind of answers do Catholics abide by?
(a) Rational.
(b) Instant.
(c) Complex.
(d) Sentimental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does O'Connor quote at the end of "The Fiction Writer and His Country"?

2. What does O'Connor say one should do if they want topics?

3. What ailment did Dr. Johnson's housekeeper have?

4. Who does O'Connor mention wrestles with an angel in the Bible?

5. Most people try to create art that has what kind of value?

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