This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Catholic Novelists and Their Readers and The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Connor say one should do if they want topics?
(a) Read a newspaper.
(b) Read a biography.
(c) Read a work of fiction.
(d) Listen to the radio.

2. What type of people does O'Connor say Southerners can recognize?
(a) Freaks.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Wealthy.

3. Who does O'Connor mention wrestles with an angel in the Bible?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Samson.

4. Where was the photographer from who visited O'Connor at her home?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

5. What volunteer fire department was Mr. Montgomery a member of?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Crawford.
(d) Birmingham.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Total Effect and the Eighth Grade," how many instances does O'Connor mention parents objecting to their child's reading assignments?

2. In what city did O'Connor's friend from Wisconsin buy a house?

3. Who is generally blamed when literature is not studied the right way?

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

5. Who wrote the collection of stories called "Rotting Hill"?

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