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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. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?
(a) The Market Bulletin.
(b) The Bazaar.
(c) The Florida Express.
(d) The Daily Mail.

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

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

4. What sort of eyes did O'Connor prefer chickens to have?
(a) One green and one orange.
(b) One big and one little.
(c) A shade of light blue.
(d) Very small and oval-shaped.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many peafowl did O'Connor have after nine years?

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

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

5. From what newspaper was the photographer who visited O'Connor at her home?

(see the answer key)

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