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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) $20.
(b) $65.
(c) $30.
(d) $150.

2. What did the telephone repairman say he thought O'Connor's peacock could outrun?
(a) A bus.
(b) An Oldsmobile.
(c) A cheetah.
(d) A roadrunner.

3. What did the photographer come to O'Connor's home to film?
(a) A prize-winning pig.
(b) The Gothic Revival style of the home.
(c) O'Connor.
(d) A chicken.

4. How long does it take for a cock's plumage to attain its pattern?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

5. What did an old woman cry when she finally saw the tail on O'Connor's peacock?
(a) "Praise God!"
(b) "Amen! Amen!"
(c) "Hallelujah!"
(d) "God bless America!"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sort of eyes did O'Connor prefer chickens to have?

3. What did one of O'Connor's peafowl lose in the mowing machine?

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

5. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?

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