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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Connor say a writer needs but cannot get from a writing class?
(a) Vision.
(b) Experience.
(c) Competence.
(d) An epiphany.

2. How long does it take for a cock's plumage to attain its pattern?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 weeks.

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

4. What author does O'Connor use as an example of someone who is not present in his work?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Richard Matheson.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Alexander Pope.

5. What does O'Connor say that most people interested in writing are not interested in?
(a) Getting famous.
(b) Making money.
(c) Writing well.
(d) Writing for fun.

6. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

7. What did an old woman cry when she finally saw the tail on O'Connor's peacock?
(a) "God bless America!"
(b) "Amen! Amen!"
(c) "Hallelujah!"
(d) "Praise God!"

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

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

10. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?
(a) Move to an unfamiliar region.
(b) Be an American writer.
(c) Only write fiction.
(d) Only write fantasy and science fiction.

11. What possession of O'Connor's mom did the peafowl eat systematically?
(a) Pets.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bread loaves.

12. What did O'Connor tell a classroom that there was no such thing as?
(a) The Writer.
(b) A Critical Response.
(c) An American Novel.
(d) A Work of Fiction.

13. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?
(a) Write about being poor.
(b) Write too much like British writers.
(c) Write too abstractly, confusing readers.
(d) Write as if everyone in the country is rich.

14. What reason did O'Connor give a female student who asked her why she writes?
(a) "It pays the bills."
(b) "Because I'm good at it."
(c) "I don't write; I create."
(d) "I can't do anything else."

15. In which novel does O'Connor say all its sentences could be examined with wonder?
(a) The Pit and the Pendulum.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the schoolchildren who visited O'Connor's farm call the peacock's smaller, gray tail?

2. O'Connor says belief in what is a hindrance to writers?

3. When will a peacock regrow his feathers once he sheds?

4. Students from what university created a pamphlet in the 1920s?

5. Who is the Dixie Limited?

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