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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of O'Connor's relatives refused to accept that her story about a man who leaves his wife at an eatery was complete?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

2. Henry James gave negative criticism by telling the writer that they have treated good subject manner in what kind of manner?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Straightforward.
(c) Wordy.
(d) Confusing.

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

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

5. What did O'Connor see in the book "Believe It or Not"?
(a) A rooster who lived with no head.
(b) A cat who nursed a hen.
(c) A chicken that mated with a turkey.
(d) A woman who owned 900 chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does O'Connor use as an example of someone who is not present in his work?

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

3. Which writer did Henry James say does things in the way that take the most doing?

4. What was the title of the course that O'Connor addressed in The Nature and Aim of Fiction?

5. Who called art "reason in making"?

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