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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. From what newspaper was the photographer who visited O'Connor at her home?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Weekly Report.
(c) USA Today.
(d) Pathe News.

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

3. Where was Faulkner at home?
(a) Savannah.
(b) New York.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Nashville.

4. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?
(a) Write as if everyone in the country is rich.
(b) Write too abstractly, confusing readers.
(c) Write about being poor.
(d) Write too much like British writers.

5. O'Connor's friend told her that a bookstore clerk referred to "The Violent Bear It Away" with what title?
(a) The Valiant Bloom Always.
(b) The Bear That Ran Away With It.
(c) The Violets Bear Today.
(d) The One That Got Away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What author said that he writes romances, not novels?

3. What did the photographer come to O'Connor's home to film?

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

5. Who does O'Connor believe truly speaks for the country?

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