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

2. Who wrote the collection of stories called "Rotting Hill"?
(a) William Louis.
(b) Willard Linus.
(c) Wyndham Lewis.
(d) Wendall Lane.

3. How many peafowl did O'Connor have after nine years?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

4. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?
(a) Supernatural elements.
(b) The joy of life.
(c) Violence.
(d) Energy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to O'Connor, what do Northern authors consider everything written by Southerners?

3. Where did O'Connor's first set of peafowl come from?

4. Students from what university created a pamphlet in the 1920s?

5. Who was O'Connor told should be the model of balance for the novelist?

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