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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. How did the old man respond when his children asked him what O'Connor's peacock was?
(a) He stands in silence before getting back in his car.
(b) He says it is "a peacock and nothing more."
(c) He says it is "the king of the birds."
(d) He says it is an "overgrown chicken."

2. When does O'Connor say she figured out what fiction was?
(a) While in high school.
(b) While in middle school.
(c) While getting a Master's degree.
(d) While attending community college.

3. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?
(a) The Florida Express.
(b) The Market Bulletin.
(c) The Bazaar.
(d) The Daily Mail.

4. What sort of eyes did O'Connor prefer chickens to have?
(a) Very small and oval-shaped.
(b) One green and one orange.
(c) A shade of light blue.
(d) One big and one little.

5. O'Connor knew an English teacher who asked students what the moral is to what novel?
(a) The Scarlet Letter.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) Billy Budd.
(d) Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author said that he writes romances, not novels?

2. Where was the photographer from who visited O'Connor at her home?

3. O'Connor says no other writer was hotter after the dollar than whom?

4. How long can a peacock live?

5. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?

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