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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 Florida Express.
(b) The Daily Mail.
(c) The Bazaar.
(d) The Market Bulletin.

2. Where was the photographer from who visited O'Connor at her home?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New York.
(d) Hollywood.

3. How did the man selling fence posts get rid of his peafowl?
(a) He would sell them at festivals.
(b) He would give them to needy children as gifts.
(c) He and his family would eat them.
(d) He gave them to O'Connor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long did the telephone repairman wait to see a peacock strut?

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

3. What grade were the children who visited O'Connor's farm to see her peafowl?

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

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

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