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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fiction Writer & His Country, Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction and The Regional Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession of O'Connor's mom did the peafowl eat systematically?
(a) Bread loaves.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Pets.
(d) Shoes.

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

3. What grade were the children who visited O'Connor's farm to see her peafowl?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

4. What did the schoolchildren who visited O'Connor's farm call the peacock's smaller, gray tail?
(a) Gray hairs.
(b) Tripod.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Mini-tail.

5. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?
(a) Only write fiction.
(b) Be an American writer.
(c) Only write fantasy and science fiction.
(d) Move to an unfamiliar region.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connor's friend told her that a bookstore clerk referred to "The Violent Bear It Away" with what title?

2. Besides the telephone repairman, who did O'Connor say is indifferent to the peacock's display?

3. What type of people does O'Connor say Southerners can recognize?

4. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?

5. In what city did O'Connor's friend from Wisconsin buy a house?

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