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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Teaching of Literature and Total Effect and the Eighth Grade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Connor say one should do if they want topics?
(a) Read a biography.
(b) Read a newspaper.
(c) Listen to the radio.
(d) Read a work of fiction.

2. What were the subjects called when O'Connor was in high school?
(a) Topics.
(b) Activities.
(c) Courses.
(d) Adventures.

3. University students in the 1920s created a pamphlet with what title?
(a) I'll Stand My Ground.
(b) I'll Put My Foot Down.
(c) I'll Take My Stand.
(d) I'll Stand and Be Heard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is generally blamed when literature is not studied the right way?

3. Thomas Mann said that the grotesque is what style?

4. What does O'Connor think every writer would like to think of himself as?

5. Where was Faulkner at home?

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