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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. What does O'Connor think every writer would like to think of himself as?
(a) A realist.
(b) A genius.
(c) An original.
(d) An artist.

2. O'Connor says belief in what is a hindrance to writers?
(a) God.
(b) Christian dogma.
(c) The American dream.
(d) Good and evil.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what magazine did O'Connor read an editorial challenging her and other writers?

2. What does O'Connor say is a word that sounds good in anyone's mouth that no book jacket can do without?

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

4. For what work did O'Connor receive the Georgia Writers' Association Scroll?

5. University students in the 1920s created a pamphlet with what title?

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