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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. In which novel does O'Connor say all its sentences could be examined with wonder?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(c) The Pit and the Pendulum.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

2. What does O'Connor say there are more of in the South than rivers and streams?
(a) Critics.
(b) Writers.
(c) Preachers.
(d) Farmers.

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

4. 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 mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her husband.

5. What kind of reader does O'Connor say "for all practical purposes" no longer exists?
(a) Short story readers.
(b) Poetry readers.
(c) Nonfiction readers.
(d) Fiction readers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What family member of O'Connor's reviewed her novel for her high school class?

3. What color was Colonel Eggbert?

4. Which character in fiction is usually disturbing to the reader?

5. Who said that the artist is concerned with the good of that which is made?

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