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

2. How much was a pair of peafowl that O'Connor saw in the paper?
(a) $20.
(b) $65.
(c) $150.
(d) $30.

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

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

5. What question did the editorial that challenged O'Connor ask?
(a) Who speaks for women today?
(b) Who speaks for the South today?
(c) Who speaks for the poor today?
(d) Who speaks for America today?

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for a cock's plumage to attain its pattern?

2. What award did Percy Walker win?

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

4. O'Connor says belief in what is a hindrance to writers?

5. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?

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