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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fiction Writer & His Country, Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction and The Regional Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how long did the telephone repairman wait to see a peacock strut?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) One hour.

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

3. What does O'Connor say is a word that sounds good in anyone's mouth that no book jacket can do without?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Compassion.

4. In what magazine did O'Connor read an editorial challenging her and other writers?
(a) Southern Living.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Time.
(d) Life.

5. What does O'Connor says causes Southerners anguish?
(a) That the South is getting more like the rest of the country.
(b) That the South is alienated.
(c) That there are not enough jobs.
(d) That there are too many people in the South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Connor think every writer would like to think of himself as?

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

3. Besides the telephone repairman, who did O'Connor say is indifferent to the peacock's display?

4. Where was the photographer from who visited O'Connor at her home?

5. Who wrote the collection of stories called "Rotting Hill"?

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