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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. What author does O'Connor point to in the first sentence of The Church and the Fiction Writer?
(a) Graham Greene.
(b) J.D. Salinger.
(c) Harper Lee.
(d) James Joyce.

2. In what city did O'Connor's friend from Wisconsin buy a house?
(a) Chattanooga.
(b) Macon.
(c) Ocala.
(d) Atlanta.

3. What did the schoolchildren who visited O'Connor's farm call the peacock's smaller, gray tail?
(a) Underwear.
(b) Tripod.
(c) Gray hairs.
(d) Mini-tail.

4. University students in the 1920s created a pamphlet with what title?
(a) I'll Stand and Be Heard.
(b) I'll Stand My Ground.
(c) I'll Put My Foot Down.
(d) I'll Take My Stand.

5. For what work did O'Connor receive the Georgia Writers' Association Scroll?
(a) Wise Blood.
(b) A Good Man Is Hard To Find.
(c) The Violent Bear It Away.
(d) Everything That Rises Must Converge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of O'Connor's works does she use to show examples of hidden themes and symbols?

2. Which Steinbeck novel in O'Connor's examples did parents seem to object to?

3. What reason did O'Connor give a female student who asked her why she writes?

4. Who is the Dixie Limited?

5. What book does O'Connor say is not well written but the author should not be judged by his intent?

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