1. Who does O'Connor quote at the end of "The Fiction Writer and His Country"?
(a) St. Cyril.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Pope Leo XIII.

2. How long can a peacock live?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 25 years.

3. What family member of O'Connor's reviewed her novel for her high school class?
(a) Sister.
(b) Niece.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Cousin.

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

5. How often does the college publication that printed a symposium on the subject of the lack of Catholic writers come out?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Quarterly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who responds to a symposium on the subject of the lack of Catholic writers by saying "A Catholic, if he is devout, i.e., sold on the authority of his Church, is also brain-washed, whether he realizes it or not"?

2. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?

3. What does O'Connor say fiction should deal with?

4. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?

5. What grade were the children who visited O'Connor's farm to see her peafowl?

(see the answer key)

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