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

2. What did the photographer come to O'Connor's home to film?
(a) O'Connor.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A prize-winning pig.
(d) The Gothic Revival style of the home.

3. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

4. What does O'Connor say is the first reaction people have when they see a peacock's tail?
(a) Gasp.
(b) Silence.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Tears.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When will a peacock regrow his feathers once he sheds?

2. Granville Hicks reviewed a novel by whom?

3. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?

4. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?

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

(see the answer key)

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