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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Church and the Fiction Writer and Novelist and Believer.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When does O'Connor say she figured out what fiction was?
(a) While attending community college.
(b) While getting a Master's degree.
(c) While in middle school.
(d) While in high school.

5. How much was a pair of peafowl that O'Connor saw in the paper?
(a) $30.
(b) $65.
(c) $20.
(d) $150.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the photographer come to O'Connor's home to film?

2. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?

3. What is the name for someone who believes in religious dualism and the freedom of the soul from matter through asceticism?

4. What country did Henry James like better than America?

5. What ailment did Dr. Johnson's housekeeper have?

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