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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The King of the Birds.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did one of O'Connor's peafowl lose in the mowing machine?
(a) Its tail.
(b) An eye.
(c) A wing.
(d) A foot.

3. What color was Colonel Eggbert?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

4. How many peafowl did O'Connor have after nine years?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the telephone repairman say he thought O'Connor's peacock could outrun?

2. When will a peacock regrow his feathers once he sheds?

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

4. What did the telephone repairman comment on when O'Connor asked what he thinks of the peacock?

5. What did the schoolchildren who visited O'Connor's farm call the peacock's smaller, gray tail?

(see the answer key)

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