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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 reason did O'Connor give a female student who asked her why she writes?
(a) "It pays the bills."
(b) "I can't do anything else."
(c) "Because I'm good at it."
(d) "I don't write; I create."

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

3. What did O'Connor say her peafowl would eat?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Cat food.
(d) Startena.

4. What family member of O'Connor's reviewed her novel for her high school class?
(a) Niece.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Sister.

5. What author said his aim as a fiction writer is to render the highest possible justice to the visible universe?
(a) Conrad.
(b) Updike.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of artist does O'Connor say is most deviled by the public?

2. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?

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

4. Who said if you want to write stories not to drive the poor from your doorstep?

5. Who does O'Connor believe truly speaks for the country?

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