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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Catholic Novelists and Their Readers and The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said that the morality of a piece of fiction depends on the amount of "felt life" that was in it?
(a) John Updike.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Harper Lee.
(d) Henry James.

2. What country did Henry James like better than America?
(a) England.
(b) Canada.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Mexico.

3. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?
(a) A pique coat.
(b) A jumper.
(c) A top hat.
(d) A blouse.

4. About how long did the telephone repairman wait to see a peacock strut?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) One hour.
(d) 15 minutes.

5. At the beginning of "Total Effect and the Eighth Grade," how many instances does O'Connor mention parents objecting to their child's reading assignments?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of the United States do Catholic writers have the burden of regionalism to overcome?

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

3. What is the name of the college publication that printed a symposium on the subject of the lack of Catholic writers?

4. What was the title of the course that O'Connor addressed in The Nature and Aim of Fiction?

5. How many sections does the story "Summer Dust" have?

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