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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. How did the man selling fence posts get rid of his peafowl?
(a) He and his family would eat them.
(b) He would sell them at festivals.
(c) He gave them to O'Connor.
(d) He would give them to needy children as gifts.

2. What color was the helmet of the telephone repairman that came to O'Connor's farm?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Yellow.

3. How many sections does the story "Summer Dust" have?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. In what magazine did O'Connor read an editorial challenging her and other writers?
(a) Life.
(b) Time.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Southern Living.

5. What kind of vision does O'Connor say a fiction writer needs to develop?
(a) Palpable.
(b) Undisguised.
(c) Anagogical.
(d) Natural.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?

2. How long does it take for a cock's plumage to attain its pattern?

3. What did O'Connor say her peafowl would eat?

4. What artist was John Peale Bishop referring to when he claimed that you cannot say this person painted apples and tablecloth and say what he has painted?

5. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?

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