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

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

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

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

5. What possession of O'Connor's mom did the peafowl eat systematically?
(a) Pets.
(b) Bread loaves.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did O'Connor say her peafowl would eat?

2. What did an old woman cry when she finally saw the tail on O'Connor's peacock?

3. What did O'Connor see in the book "Believe It or Not"?

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

5. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?

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