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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction to A Memoir of Mary Ann.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said if you want to write stories not to drive the poor from your doorstep?
(a) Garrison.
(b) Kipling.
(c) Melville.
(d) Whitman.

2. Where did O'Connor's first set of peafowl come from?
(a) Chattanooga, Tennessee.
(b) Macon, Georgia.
(c) Gulf Shores, Alabama.
(d) Eustis, Florida.

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

4. Who was Baron von Hugel?
(a) A Pope.
(b) A Protestant preacher.
(c) A Catholic scholar.
(d) A French scientist.

5. What does O'Connor say the serious writer is interested in?
(a) Pleasing the reader.
(b) Getting outside of their comfort zone.
(c) The habit of art.
(d) Studying and learning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry James gave negative criticism by telling the writer that they have treated good subject manner in what kind of manner?

2. Who does O'Connor believe truly speaks for the country?

3. According to O'Connor, what does the fiction writer seem to have a revolting attachment to?

4. What is the first name of the woman who founded the congregation to which nuns who wrote a book about a deformed girl belong?

5. What drink does O'Connor say the deformed girl's days were filled with?

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